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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 20

The Field and the Knower of the Field

प्रकृतिं पुरुषं चैव विद्ध्यनादी उभावपि।विकारांश्च गुणांश्चैव विद्धि प्रकृतिसंभवान्

prakṛitiṁ puruṣhaṁ chaiva viddhy anādī ubhāv api vikārānśh cha guṇānśh chaiva viddhi prakṛiti-sambhavān

What does Bhagavad Gita 13.20 mean?

Know that both Prakriti and Purusha are beginningless; and know that all modifications and the gunas are born of Prakriti.

Word-by-word meaning

prakṛitim—material nature · puruṣham—the individual souls · cha—and · eva—indeed · viddhi—know · anādī—beginningless · ubhau—both · api—and · vikārān—transformations (of the body) · cha—also · guṇān—the three modes of nature · cha—and · eva—indeed · viddhi—know · prakṛiti—material energy · sambhavān—produced by

souldeathgodactionbodynaturestrength

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