Bhagavad Gita · 13.17
॥
Devanāgarī
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् ।
भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
avibhaktaṁ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktam iva ca sthitam |
bhūta-bhartṛ ca taj jñeyaṁ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अविभक्तम् चavibhaktam caand He is undivided.
भूतेषुbhūteṣuamong [all] beings.
विभक्तम् इव चvibhaktam iva cayet appears (iva) divided.
स्थितम्sthitamabiding.
भूतभर्तृ चbhūta-bhartṛ caand He is the maintainer (bhartṛ) of all beings (bhūta).
तत् ज्ञेयम्tat jñeyamHe, the object of knowledge.
ग्रसिष्णुgrasiṣṇuthe devourer.
प्रभविष्णु चprabhaviṣṇu caand the creator.
Translation
“He, the object of knowledge, is one and undivided, yet He appears to be divided among all living beings. He is the maintainer of all beings; He is also the one who devours them and the one who creates them.”
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