gIt| y|nm\ Gt dhynam Meditation on the Gt

p||Ry Prthya For Prtha (Arjuna)

fitboit|, pratiboditm taught

(acc. f) adj for you, the Gt

gvt| bhagavat by the Lord

(instr. case) of bhagavan
by Lord
Nryaena by Nryaa Nryaa
n|r|y~en Himself
(instr. case) of Nryana

Svym\ svayam Himself

Vy|sen Vysena by Vysa

(instr. case) of Vysa
composed
by the
g/it|m\ grathitm composed ancient
(acc. f) adj for you, the Gt
sage
Vysa
pur|~muinn| pura-munin by the ancient sage
(instr. case) ref to Vysa

mye madhye in the middle in the

(locative case) of madhya
middle of the
Mahbhrata
mh||rtm\ Mahbhratam Mahbhrata

aEtamt advaita-amta- avaita-nectar- shower of

varim the nectar
viw R~ I , showerer
(acc. f) adj for you, the Gt of advaita

gvt I , Bhagavatm Divine Mother / Goddess

(acc.f.) (Gt personified) ref to by adjs. above

a|dz| ada- eighteen chapters

(acc. f) adj for you, the Gt
ay|iynI , adhyyinm
gIt| y|nm\ Gt dhynam Meditation on the Gt /2

aMb Amba! O dear Mother

(Vedic vocative case) of amb

Tv|m\ twm to you

(acc. f.) of tvam

anusNd|im anusandadhmi I repeatedly meditate

(Ist pers. sing. present tense)

gv%Ite Bhagavad-Gte O Bhagavad-Gt!

(Voc.) of Bhagavad-Gt

veiw~Im\ bhava-dveim enemy of rebirth

(acc. f) adj for you, the Gt

p||Ry fitboit|, gvt| n|r|y~en Svy,

Vy|sen g/it|, pur|~muinn| mye mh||rtm\
aEt|mtviw R~ I , gvt I , a|dz|y|iynI ,
aMb Tv|mnusNd|im gv%Ite veiw~Im\ 1
Prthya pratibodhitm bhagavat Nryaena svayam
Vysena grathitm pura-munin madhye Mahbhratam
advaita-amta-varim Bhagavatm ada-adhyyinm
Amba! tvm anusandadhmi Bhagavad-Gte bhava-dveim

O Mother Bhagavad Gt,

I repeatedy meditate on you (who are)
the 18 chapters in the middle of the Mahbhrata composed by the ancient sage Vysa
taught for the benefit of Prtha by the Lord Nryaa Himself,
the Goddess,
the shower of the nectar of advaita,
the enemy of rebirth. (1)