BG 11.18

त्वमक्षरं परमं वेदितव्यं त्वमस्य विश्वस्य परं निधानम् ।
त्वमव्ययः शाश्वतधर्मगोप्ता सनातनस्त्वं पुरुषो मतो मे ॥
tvam akṣaraṁ paramaṁ veditavyaṁ
tvam asya viśvasya paraṁ nidhānam
tvam avyayaḥ śāśvata-dharma-goptā
sanātanas tvaṁ puruṣo mato me

Word-for-word meanings

me — [in] my;  mataḥ — opinion;  tvam — You [are];  paramam — the supreme;  akṣaram — imperishable [Brahman];  veditavyam — [and] the entity to be realized [by the aspirants for liberation];  tvam — You [are];  param — the supreme;  nidhānam — shelter;  asya — of this;  viśvasya — universe;  tvam — You [are];  avyayaḥ — imperishable;  śāśvata-dharma-goptā — [and] the guardian of the eternal dharma;  tvam — You [are];  sanātanaḥ — the eternal;  puruṣaḥ — Supreme Person.

Translation

In my opinion, You are the supreme imperishable Brahman and the entity to be realized [by the aspirants for liberation]. You are the supreme shelter of this universe. You are imperishable and the guardian of the eternal dharma. You are the eternal Supreme Person.

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