Bhagavad Gita Chapter 10 Verse 16
भगवद् गीता अध्याय 10 श्लोक 16

वक्तुमर्हस्यशेषेण दिव्या ह्यात्मविभूतयः।
याभिर्विभूतिभिर्लोकानिमांस्त्वं व्याप्य तिष्ठसि।।10.16।।



English Translation - Swami Gambirananda
10.16 Be pleased to speak in full of Your own manifestations which are indeed divine, through which manifestations You exist pervading these worlds.


English Translation - Swami Sivananda
10.16 Thou shouldst indeed tell, without reserve, of Thy divine glories by which Thou existest, pervading all these worlds. (None else can do so.)


English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
10.16. You are [alone] capable of fully declaring the auspicious manifesting powers of  Yours, by which manifesting power You remain pervading these worlds.


English Commentary  - Swami Sivananda
10.16 वक्तुम् to tell? अर्हसि (Thou) shouldst? अशेषेण without reminder? दिव्याः divine? हि indeed? आत्मविभूतयः Thy glories? याभिः by which? विभूतिभिः by glories? लोकान् worlds? इमान् these? त्वम् Thou? व्याप्य having pervaded? तिष्ठसि existest.No Commentary.


English Translation of Sanskrit Commentary By Sri Shankaracharya's
10.16 Arhasi, be pleased; vaktum, to speak; asesena, in full; atmavibhutayah, of Your own manifestations; divyah hi, which are indeed divine; yabhih, through which; vibhutibhih, manifestations, manifestations of Your glory; tisthasi, You exist; vyapya, pervading; iman, these; lokan, worlds.


English Translation of Commentary  - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan
10.16 Sri Abhinavagupta did not comment upon this sloka.


English Translation of Ramanuja's Sanskrit Commentary
10.16 Whatever manifestations there be that are divine, unie to Yourself - You alone are capable of describing them without exception. You reveal them Yourself is the meaning. With these innumerable Vibhutis, these instances of your manifestation indicating Your will to rule, You abide, pervading all these worlds as their controller.

What is the need for such description?  The answer follows:


Commentary  - Chakravarthi Ji
“It is difficult to understand the truth about you. Therefore, I want to know about your vibhutis. Your vibhutis are very attractive (divya). You should speak about them fully.”
“But it is impossible to speak of all of my vibhutis fully.”
“Speak about those vibhutis by which you spread yourself in this world.”


Rudra Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary



Only Lord Krishna is known  to  Himself  and  able  to  elaborate  upon  His
transcendental, majestic opulence and not the demi-gods or any  other  gods.
Therefore all His divine  attributes  and  phenomenal  qualities  which  are
pervading throughout all creation should mercifully be described by Him.


Brahma Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary





The word vibhutayah means transcendental opulence denoting  vivida  bhutayah
or  Lord  Krishnas  multitudinous  manifestations  in  many  wonderful  and
phenomenal forms.


Shri Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary





Whatever glories and wondrous phenomenal activities that manifest and  exist
as a result of the Supreme Lord Krishna; only He and He  alone  is  able  to
describe and elaborate upon them as only He alone is capable  of  displaying
them. His glories are unlimited and endless and as He is proficient  in  the
governing  of  all  creation  through  His  all  pervading  aspect  and  the
governing of all beings by His paramatma aspect within  all  beings  as  the
Supreme soul.


Kumara Vaishnava Sampradaya - Commentary
Whatever glories and wondrous phenomenal activities that manifest and  exist
as a result of the Supreme Lord Krishna; only He and He  alone  is  able  to
describe and elaborate upon them as only He alone is capable  of  displaying
them. His glories are unlimited and endless and as He is proficient  in  the
governing  of  all  creation  through  His  all  pervading  aspect  and  the
governing of all beings by His paramatma aspect within  all  beings  as  the
Supreme soul.


Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 10.16Vaktum arhasyasheshena divyaa hyaatmavibhootayah;
Yaabhir vibhootibhir lokaanimaamstwam vyaapya tishthasi.


Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 10.16vaktum—to describe; arhasi—please do; aśheṣheṇa—completely; divyāḥ—divine; hi—indeed; ātma—your own; vibhūtayaḥ—opulences; yābhiḥ—by which; vibhūtibhiḥ—opulences; lokān—all worlds; imān—these; tvam—you; vyāpya—pervade; tiṣhṭhasi—reside; katham—how; vidyām aham—shall I know; yogin—the Supreme Master of Yogmaya; tvām—you; sadā—always; parichintayan—meditating; keṣhu—in what; keṣhu—in what; cha—and; bhāveṣhu—forms; chintyaḥ asi—to be thought of; bhagavan—the Supreme Divine Personality; mayā—by me