Shloka

नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप |
एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया ||१०-४०||

Transliteration

nānto.asti mama divyānāṃ vibhūtīnāṃ parantapa .
eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūtervistaro mayā ||10-40||

Translations

Dr.S.Sankaranarayan

10.40. O scorcher of foes ! There is no end to My extraordinary manifesting Power. The above details of [My] manifesting power have been declared by Me only by way of examples.

Shri Purohit Swami

10.40 O Arjuna! The aspects of My divine life are endless. I have mentioned but a few by way of illustration.

Sri Abhinav Gupta

10.40 See Comment under 10.42

Sri Ramanuja

10.40 There is no limit to the divine and auspicious manifestations of My will to rule. But it has been described to some extent by Me in brief by means of a few illustrations.

Sri Shankaracharya

10.40 Parantapa, O destroyer of enemies; asti, there is; na, no; antah, limit; to mama, My; divyanam, divine; vibhutinam, manifestations. Indeed, it is not possible for anyone to speak or know of the limit of the divine manifestations of the of the all-pervading God. Esah, this; vistarah, description; vibhuteh, of (My) manifestations; tu, however; prokatah, has been stated; maya, by Me; uddesatah, by way of illustration, partially.

Swami Adidevananda

10.40 There is no limit to My divine mannifestations. Here the extent of such manifestations has been made in brief by Me.

Swami Gambirananda

10.40 O destroyer of enemies, there is no limit to My divine manifestations. This description of (My) manifestations, however, has been stated by Me by way illustration.

Swami Sivananda

10.40 There is no end to My divine gloreis, O Arjuna, but this is a brief statement by Me of the particulars of My divine glories.

Commentaries

Swami Sivananda

10.40 न not? अन्तः end? अस्ति is? मम My? दिव्यानाम् of divine? विभूतीनाम् glories? परंतप O scorcher of foes? एषः this? तु indeed? उद्देशतः briefly? प्रोक्तः has been stated? विभूतेः of glory? विस्तरः particulars? मया by Me.Commentary It is impossible for anyone to describe or know the exact extent of the divine gloreis of the Lord. There is no limit to His powers or glories. What could be expressed of Him is nothing when compared to His infinte glories.Parantapa Scorcher of foes – he who burns the internal enemies? lust? anger? greed? deluion? etc.