Bhagavad Gita · 13.16
॥
Devanāgarī
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च ।
सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
bahir antaś ca bhūtānām acaraṁ caram eva ca |
sūkṣmatvāt tad avijñeyaṁ dūra-sthaṁ cāntike ca tat ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
बहिः अन्तः चbahiḥ antaḥ caboth outside (bahiḥ) and within (antaḥ).
भूतानाम्bhūtānāmof all living beings.
अचरम् चरम् एव चacaram caram eva caboth the unmoving (acaram) and the moving (caram).
सूक्ष्मत्वात्sūkṣmatvātbecause of His subtle nature.
तत् अविज्ञेयम्tat avijñeyamHe (tat) is incomprehensible (avijñeyam).
दूरस्थम् चdūra-stham caand situated (stham) far away (dūra).
अन्तिके च तत्antike ca tatand He too is near (antike).
Translation
“He abides both outside and within all living beings; He is both the moving and the unmoving. Because of His subtle nature He is incomprehensible [to the material senses]. He is infinitely far away, and yet He is very near.”
Version
472f239e2be6 · published Jul 2, 2026, 12:00:00 PM UTC
Available inRUENESHIZHPage between verses with