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10.40Krishna
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नान्तोऽस्ति मम दिव्यानां विभूतीनां परन्तप ।एष तूद्देशतः प्रोक्तो विभूतेर्विस्तरो मया ॥

nānto 'sti mama divyānāṃ vibhūtīnāṃ parantapa | eṣa tūddeśataḥ prokto vibhūter vistaro mayā ||

न अन्तः अस्ति · na antaḥ asti
there is no end
मम · mama
my
दिव्यानाम् · divyānām
divine
विभूतीनाम् · vibhūtīnām
of glories
परन्तप · parantapa
O scorcher of foes
उद्देशतः · uddeśataḥ
by way of instance
प्रोक्तः · proktaḥ
declared
विस्तरः · vistaraḥ
the expanse

There is no end to my divine glories, O scorcher of foes. This expanse has been declared to you only by way of instance.

Original plain-language translation

The closing bracket matches the opening promise of 10.19: instances, not inventory. Finitude samples infinitude. The next verse gives the rule for recognizing unlisted glories.

Reader's notes (original)