Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10/Verse 42

अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन ।

विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ॥१०- ४२॥

athavā bahunaitena kiṃ jñātena tavārjuna ।
viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat ॥10- 42॥

But what is this extensive knowledge to you, Arjuna? I am established supporting this entire world by one portion.


athavā (adverb) (indeclinable) = however

bahunā (masculine, instrumental, singular) = with extensive 

etena (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, instrumental, singular) = with this  

kim (interrogative) (indeclinable) = what

jñātena (past passive participle, masculine, instrumental, singular) = with knowledge 

tava (pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, singular) = of you 

arjuna (masculine, vocative, singular) = Arjuna 

viṣṭabhyā (gerund) (indeclinable) = supporting 

aham (pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular) = I 

idam (pronoun, 3rd person, neuter, accusative, singular) = this

kṛtsnam (neuter, accusative, singular) = the entire 

ekāṃśena (eka + aṃśena) (masculine, instrumental, singular) = by one portion 

sthitas (past tense, masculine, nominative, singular) = established  

jagat (neuter, accusative, singular) = the world