Bhagavad Gita · 4.13
॥
Devanāgarī
चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः ।
तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
cāturvarṇyaṁ mayā sṛṣṭaṁ guṇakarmavibhāgaśaḥ |
tasya kartāram api māṁ viddhy akartāram avyayam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
चातुर्वर्ण्यम्cātur-varṇyamthe system of the four varṇas
मयाmayāby Me
सृष्टम्sṛṣṭamcreated
गुणकर्मविभागशःguṇa-karma-vibhāgaśaḥaccording to (-śaḥ) the division (vibhāga) of the guṇas (guṇa) and activity (karma)
तस्यtasyaof it [this system]
कर्तारम्kartāramthe creator, the maker
अपिapialthough
माम्māmMe
विद्धिviddhiknow
अकर्तारम्akartāramas the non-doer
अव्ययम्avyayamunchanging
Translation
“The system of the four social orders (varṇas) was created by Me according to the various combinations of the guṇas and prescribed activity. And although I am the creator of this system, know that I Myself am unchanging and am not a doer [in the material sense].”
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