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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 18

The Imperishable Absolute

अव्यक्ताद्व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे। रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके

avyaktād vyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavantyahar-āgame rātryāgame pralīyante tatraivāvyakta-sanjñake

What does Bhagavad Gita 8.18 mean?

At the coming of day, all manifested beings emerge from the Unmanifest; at the coming of night, they dissolve back into that very same which is called the Unmanifest.

Word-by-word meaning

avyaktāt—from the unmanifested · vyaktayaḥ—the manifested · sarvāḥ—all · prabhavanti—emanate · ahaḥ-āgame—at the advent of Brahma’s day · rātri-āgame—at the fall of Brahma’s night · pralīyante—they dissolve · tatra—into that · eva—certainly · avyakta-sanjñake—in that which is called the unmanifest

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