BG 10.26
अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां देवर्षीणां च नारदः ।
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ॥
गन्धर्वाणां चित्ररथः सिद्धानां कपिलो मुनिः ॥
aśvatthaḥ sarva-vṛkṣāṇāṁ devarṣīṇāṁ ca nāradaḥ
gandharvāṇāṁ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ
gandharvāṇāṁ citrarathaḥ siddhānāṁ kapilo muniḥ
Word-for-word meanings
sarva-vṛkṣāṇām — of all trees; aśvatthaḥ — [I am] the banyan tree; deva-ṛṣīṇām — of the celestial sages; nāradaḥ — [I am] Nārada; gandharvāṇām — of the Gandharvas; citrarathaḥ — [I am] Citraratha; ca — and; siddhānām — of the perfected beings; muniḥ — [I am] the sage; kapilaḥ — Kapila.
Translation
Of all trees I am the Aśvattha* tree; of the celestial sages I am Nārada; of Gandharvas I am Citraratha, and among the perfected beings (siddhas) I am the sage Kapila.
Notes
* The Aśvattha tree is a kind of fig tree and commonly found in India. It is also known as the Pīpal tree in Hindi.