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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 7, Verse 4

Knowledge and Realization

भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च। अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा

bhūmir-āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva cha ahankāra itīyaṁ me bhinnā prakṛitir aṣhṭadhā

What does Bhagavad Gita 7.4 mean?

Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and personality—this is the eightfold division of My manifested nature.

Word-by-word meaning

bhūmiḥ—earth · āpaḥ—water · analaḥ—fire · vāyuḥ—air · kham—space · manaḥ—mind · buddhiḥ—intellect · eva—certainly · cha—and · ahankāraḥ—ego · iti—thus · iyam—all these · me—my · bhinnā—divisions · prakṛitiḥ—material energy · aṣhṭadhā—eightfold

mindbodyworldnaturestrength

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