Bhagavad Gita · 18.20
॥
Devanāgarī
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते ।
अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sarva-bhūteṣu yenaikaṁ bhāvam avyayam īkṣate |
avibhaktaṁ vibhakteṣu taj jñānaṁ viddhi sāttvikam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सर्वभूतेषुsarva-bhūteṣuin all living beings.
येनyenaby which [knowledge].
एकम् भावम्ekam bhāvama single (ekam) nature (bhāvam).
अव्ययम्avyayamimperishable.
ईक्षतेīkṣatehe sees.
अविभक्तम्avibhaktamundivided.
विभक्तेषुvibhakteṣuin the divided [bodies].
तत् ज्ञानम्tat jñānamthat knowledge.
विद्धिviddhiknow.
सात्त्विकम्sāttvikamas being in the mode of goodness.
Translation
“Know that the knowledge by which one sees a single, imperishable spiritual nature within all living beings, undivided in the divided bodies, is in the mode of goodness.”
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