अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च | अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः
akṣarāṇāmakāro.asmi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca . ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ
Unter den Buchstaben bin ich das A (Akāra), und unter den zusammengesetzten Wörtern bin ich der Dvandva-Kompositum. Ich selbst bin die unvergängliche Zeit (Akṣaya Kāla); ich bin der Versorger, der allgesichtige (Viśvatomukha).
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.
Das A (Akāra) gilt als der grundlegendste und erste Laut aller Sprachen. Der Dvandva-Kompositum ist eine Art von Sanskrit-Kompositum, bei dem die einzelnen Glieder gleichberechtigt nebeneinander stehen, oft mit „und“ verbunden, was die Einheit in der Vielfalt symbolisiert.
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 Being is allpervading it is said that He has faces in all directions.