Bhagavad Gita · 9.8
॥
Devanāgarī
प्रकृतिं स्वामवष्टभ्य विसृजामि पुनः पुनः ।
भूतग्राममिमं कृत्स्नमवशं प्रकृतेर्वशात् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
prakṛtiṁ svām avaṣṭabhya visṛjāmi punaḥ punaḥ |
bhūta-grāmam imaṁ kṛtsnam avaśaṁ prakṛter vaśāt ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
प्रकृतिम् स्वाम्prakṛtim svāmMy own (svām) material nature (prakṛtim).
अवष्टभ्यavaṣṭabhyaentering into, impregnating, setting in motion.
विसृजामिvisṛjāmiI manifest.
पुनः पुनःpunaḥ punaḥagain and again.
भूतग्रामम् इमम्bhūta-grāmam imamthis (imam) multitude (grāmam) of living beings.
कृत्स्नम्kṛtsnamall, entirely.
अवशम्avaśamhelpless.
प्रकृतेः वशात्prakṛteḥ vaśātunder the control (vaśāt) of material nature.
Translation
“Entering into My material nature, I again and again manifest this entire helpless multitude of living beings, who are under the control of that nature.”
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