अथवा बहुनैतेन किं ज्ञातेन तवार्जुन ।विष्टभ्याहमिदं कृत्स्नमेकांशेन स्थितो जगत् ॥ १०-४२॥

athavā bahunaitena kiṃ jñātena tavārjuna ।viṣṭabhyāhamidaṃ kṛtsnamekāṃśena sthito jagat ॥ 10-42॥

अथवा athava =   however, but, or rather.;

बहुनेन bahuna  =   with extensive, with abundant, with much.;

एतेन etena  =   with this.;

किंबkim  =   what?;

ज्ञातेन jñātena =   with knowledge, by knowledge, "by the known.";

तव tava  =   of thee, to thee.;

अर्जुन arjuna  =  Arjuna.; 

विष्टभ्या viṣṭabhya =   supporting, propping up.;

अहम aham  =   I.;

इदम idam =   this.;

कृत्स्नम kṛtsnam  =   entire, whole.;

एक eka =   one, single.;

मशेन ṃśena  =   by a fraction. ( by a single fraction.);

स्थितो sthito  =  standing, can be rendered adverbially as constantly, continually, remaining.;

जगत् jagat  = universe, world.