Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4, Verse 5

श्री भगवानुवाच बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन। तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava chārjuna tānyahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa

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Word Meanings

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha—the Supreme Lord said

bahūni—many

me—of mine

vyatītāni—have passed

janmāni—births

tava—of yours

cha—and

arjuna—Arjun

tāni—them

aham—I

veda—know

sarvāṇi—all

na—not

tvam—you

vettha—know

parantapa—Arjun, the scorcher of foes

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Translation

The Blessed Lord said, "Many births of Mine have passed, as well as of thine, O Arjuna; I know them all, but thou knowest not, O Parantapa (scorcher of foes)."

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Commentary

4.5 बहूनि may? मे My? व्यतीतानि have passed away? जन्मानि births? तव thy? च and? अर्जुन O Arjuna? तानि them? अहम् I? वेद know? सर्वाणि all? न not? त्वम् thou? वेत्थ knowest? परन्तप O Parantapa.Commentary You have no intuitional knowledge. The eye of wisdom has not been opened in you on account of your past actions. So your power of vision is limited and therefore you do not know your previous births. But I know them because I am omniscient.

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