Bhagavad Gita · 7.5
॥
Devanāgarī
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम् ।
जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
apareyam itas tv anyāṁ prakṛtiṁ viddhi me parām |
jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अपरा इयम्aparā iyamthis lower (aparā) one.
इतः तुitaḥ tubut besides (itaḥ) it.
अन्याम्anyāmanother.
प्रकृतिम्prakṛtimenergy.
विद्धिviddhiknow.
मेmeMy.
पराम्parāmhigher.
जीवभूताम्jīva-bhūtāmwhich is the living beings (jīvas).
महाबाहोmahā-bāhoO mighty-armed one!
ययाyayāby which.
इदम्idamthis.
धार्यतेdhāryateis sustained.
जगत्jagatworld, universe.
Translation
“This is My lower energy. But know, O mighty-armed one, that beyond it there is another, My higher energy, which consists of the living beings that sustain this entire universe.”
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