ब्रह्मणो हि प्रतिष्ठाहममृतस्याव्ययस्य च ।शाश्वतस्य च धर्मस्य सुखस्यैकान्तिकस्य च ॥
brahmaṇo hi pratiṣṭhāham amṛtasyāvyayasya ca |śāśvatasya ca dharmasya sukhasyaikāntikasya ca ||
- ब्रह्मणः · brahmaṇaḥ
- of Brahman
- हि · hi
- indeed
- प्रतिष्ठा · pratiṣṭhā
- the foundation, abode
- अहम् · aham
- I
- अमृतस्य · amṛtasya
- of the deathless
- अव्ययस्य · avyayasya
- of the imperishable
- शाश्वतस्य · śāśvatasya
- of the eternal
- धर्मस्य · dharmasya
- of dharma, righteousness
- सुखस्य · sukhasya
- of joy
- ऐकान्तिकस्य · aikāntikasya
- of the absolute, unalloyed
“For I am the foundation of Brahman — of the deathless and imperishable, of the eternal law, and of unalloyed joy.”
— Original plain-language translation
The chapter ends on a majestic identity: the personal Lord as the ground of the impersonal Absolute. Brahman, dharma, and bliss all rest in Krishna. This prepares the fifteenth chapter's unveiling of the Supreme Person beyond both the perishing and the imperishable.
— Reader's notes (original)