अक्षराणामकारोऽस्मि द्वन्द्वः सामासिकस्य च | अहमेवाक्षयः कालो धाताहं विश्वतोमुखः
akṣarāṇāmakāro.asmi dvandvaḥ sāmāsikasya ca . ahamevākṣayaḥ kālo dhātāhaṃ viśvatomukhaḥ
Parmi les lettres, Je suis la lettre "A" ; et parmi les composés grammaticaux, Je suis le Dvandva. Je suis Moi-même le Temps éternel et inépuisable ; Je suis le Dispensateur dont les visages sont partout.
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.
La lettre "A" est considérée comme la première et la plus fondamentale de toutes les lettres, la base de la parole. Le Dvandva est un type de composé grammatical en sanskrit où deux ou plusieurs mots sont unis, mais conservent leur sens individuel et pourraient être liés par "et", symbolisant l'union des opposés ou des paires.
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.