श्रीमद् भगवद्गीता

मूल श्लोकः

akṣarāṇāmakārō.smi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca.

ahamēvākṣayaḥ kālō dhātā.haṅ viśvatōmukhaḥ৷৷10.33৷৷

English Commentary by Swami Sivananda

10.33 akṣarāṇām among letters, akāraḥ the letter A, asmi (I) am, dvandvaḥ the dual, sāmāsikasya among all compounds, ca and, aham I, ēva verily, akṣayaḥ the inexhaustible or everlasting, kālaḥ time, dhātā the dispenser, aham I, viśvatōmukhaḥ the All-faced (or having faces in all directions).

Commentary:
Among the alphabets I am the letter 'A'. Among the various kinds of compounds used in Sanskrit language I am the Dvandva (union of the two), the copulative.Time here refers to the moment, the ultimate element of time or to Paramesvara, the Supreme Lord Who is the time of even time, since He is beyond time.As the Supreme eing is all-pervading it is said that He has faces in all directions.

English Translation By Swami Gambirananda

10.33 Of the letters I am the letter a, and of the group of compund words I am (the compound called) Dvandva. [Dvandva: A compound of two or more words which, if not compounded, would stand in the same case and be connected by the conjunction 'and'.-Tr.] I Mayself am the infinite time; I am the Dispenser with faces everywhere.

English Translation By Swami Sivananda

10.33 Among the letters of the alphabets, the letter 'A' I am and the dual among the compounds. I am verily the inexhaustible or everlasting time; I am the dispenser (of the fruits of actions) having faces in all directions.

English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Adidevananda

10.33 Of letters I am the alphabet 'a', which is the base of all letters as established in the Sruti: 'The letter 'a' itself is all speech' (Ai. Ai., 3.2.3). Samasika means collection of compound words. In it, I am the Dvandva compound; it is eminent because the meanings of both constituent terms are important. I am Myself imperishable Time composed of (divisions like) Kala, Muhurta etc. I am the four-faced Hiranyagarbha who is the creator of all.

English Translation Of Sri Shankaracharya's Sanskrit Commentary By Swami Gambirananda

10.33 Aksaranam, of the letters; I am the akarah, letter a. Samasikasya, of the group of compound words, I am the compund (called) Dvandva. Besieds, aham eva, I Myself; am the aksayah, infinite, endless; kalah, time, well known as 'moment' etc.; or, I am the supreme God who is Kala (Time, the measurer) even of time. I am the dhata, Dispenser, the dispenser of the fruits of actions of the whole world; visvatomukhah, with faces everwhere.