Bhagavad Gita · 13.32
॥
Devanāgarī
अनादित्वान्निर्गुणत्वात्परमात्मायमव्ययः ।
शरीरस्थोऽपि कौन्तेय न करोति न लिप्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
anāditvān nirguṇatvāt paramātmāyam avyayaḥ |
śarīra-stho 'pi kaunteya na karoti na lipyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अनादित्वात्anāditvātbecause of having no beginning.
निर्गुणत्वात्nirguṇatvātbecause of being free from the material guṇas.
परमात्मा अयम्paramātmā ayamthis Supersoul.
अव्ययःavyayaḥinexhaustible, imperishable.
शरीरस्थः अपिśarīra-sthaḥ apialthough abiding (sthaḥ) in the body (śarīra).
कौन्теयkaunteyaO son of Kuntī!
न करोतिna karotidoes not act.
न लिप्यतेna lipyateand is not affected, not tainted.
Translation
“O son of Kuntī, know that this imperishable Supersoul, being without beginning and transcendental to the material guṇas, although abiding in the body, in reality neither acts nor is affected [by its consequences].”
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