Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11 Verse 18
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 11 श्लोक 18

त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं
त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम्।
त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता
सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे।।11.18।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
11.18 You are the Immutable, the supreme One to be known; You are the most perfect repository of this Universe. You are the Imperishable, the Protector of the ever-existing religion; You are the eternal Person. This is my belief.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
11.18 Thou art the Imperishable, the Supreme Being, worthy to be known. Thou art the great treasure-house of this universe; Thou art the imperishable protector of the eternal Dhrama; Thou art the Primal Person, I deem.


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
11.18. You are the imperishable, the Supreme Being to be known;  You are the ultimate place of  rest for this  universe; You are changeless and the guardian of the pious act of the Satvatas;  You are the everlasting Soul,  I believe.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 11.18Twamaksharam paramam veditavyamTwamasya vishwasya param nidhaanam;
Twamavyayah shaashwatadharmagoptaaSanaatanastwam purusho mato me.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 11.18tvam—you; akṣharam—the imperishable; paramam—the supreme being; veditavyam—worthy of being known; tvam—you; asya—of this; viśhwasya—of the creation; param—supreme; nidhānam—support; tvam—you; avyayaḥ—eternal; śhāśhvata-dharma-goptā—protector of the eternal religion; sanātanaḥ—everlasting; tvam—you; puruṣhaḥ—the Supreme Divine Person; mataḥ me—my opinion