BG - 4.5

श्री भगवानुवाच बहूनि मे व्यतीतानि जन्मानि तव चार्जुन। तान्यहं वेद सर्वाणि न त्वं वेत्थ परन्तप।।4.5।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha bahūni me vyatītāni janmāni tava chārjuna tānyahaṁ veda sarvāṇi na tvaṁ vettha parantapa

• śhrī-bhagavān uvācha - the Supreme Lord said
• bahūni - many
• me - of mine
• vyatītāni - have passed
• janmāni - births
• tava - of yours
• cha - and
• arjuna - Arjun
• tāni - them
• aham - I
• veda - know
• sarvāṇi - all
• na - not
• tvam - you
• vettha - know
• parantapa - Arjun, the scorcher of foes

Translation

The Blessed Lord said, "Many births of Mine have passed, as well as of thine, O Arjuna; I know them all, but thou knowest not, O Parantapa (scorcher of foes)."

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