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Bhagavad Gita 13.20
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Sanskrit
प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्
Transliteration
prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva viddhy anādī ubhāv api
vikārānśh cha guṇānśh chaiva viddhi prakṛiti-sambhavān
vikārānśh cha guṇānśh chaiva viddhi prakṛiti-sambhavān
Synonyms
prakṛtim: material nature;
puruṣam: the living entities;
ca: also;
eva: certainly;
viddhi: you must know;
anādī: without beginning;
ubhau: both;
api: also;
vikārān: transformations;
ca: also;
guṇān: the three modes of nature;
ca: also;
eva: certainly;
viddhi: know;
prakṛti: material nature;
sambhavān: produced of .;
English Meaning
Material nature and the living entities should be understood to be beginningless. Their transformations and the modes of matter are products of material nature.
Life Theme
Self Awareness
Life Application
Reflecting on our thoughts and behaviors to better understand ourselves.