Bhagavad Gita · 8.3
॥
Devanāgarī
श्रीभगवानुवाच ।
अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते ।
भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
śrī-bhagavān uvāca |
akṣaraṁ brahma paramaṁ svabhāvo 'dhyātmam ucyate |
bhūta-bhāvodbhava-karo visargaḥ karma-saṁjñitaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
श्रीभगवान् उवाचśrī-bhagavān uvācaThe Blessed Lord said.
अक्षरम्akṣaramthe imperishable, the everlasting.
ब्रह्म परमम्brahma paramamthe supreme Brahman.
स्वभावःsvabhāvaḥone’s own eternal nature [of the soul].
अध्यात्मम्adhyātmamadhyātma.
उच्यतेucyateis called.
...करः विसर्गः...karaḥ visargaḥthe creative force (visarga) that creates (kara).
भूतभावोद्भव...bhūta-bhāva-udbhava...the development (udbhava) of the material bodies (bhāva) of living beings (bhūta).
कर्मसंज्ञितःkarma-saṁjñitaḥis called karma.
Translation
The Blessed Lord said: “The supreme imperishable spirit is called Brahman; the eternal nature of the soul is called adhyātma; and the activity that creates and develops the material bodies of living beings is called karma.”
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