Know Me, O Partha, as the eternal seed of all beings; I am the intelligence of the intelligent. The splendour of the splendid (things and beings) , am I.

bījaṃ = the seed; māṃ = Me; sarvabhūtānāṃ = of all living entities; viddhi = try to understand; pārtha = O son of Pritha; sanātanaṃ = original, eternal; buddhiḥ = intelligence; buddhimatāṃ = of the intelligent; asmi = I am; tejaḥ = prowess; tejasvināṃ = of the powerful; ahaṃ = I am.;