Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 16
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 16
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।
सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्॥१६॥
Transliteration
Bahir-Antash-Cha Bhutanam-Acharam Charam-Eva Cha.
Suksshmatvat-Tad-Avijneyam Durastham Cha-Antike Cha Tat.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
बहिःbahihoutside
अन्तःantahinside
भूतानाम्bhutanamof all beings
अचरम्acharamunmoving
चरम्charammoving
सूक्ष्मत्वात्suksshmatvatdue to subtlety
अविज्ञेयम्avijneyamunknowable (by senses)
दूरस्थम्durasthamfar away
अन्तिकेantikevery near
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
वह चराचर सब भूतों के भीतर और बाहर है। वह अचल भी है और चल भी। वह सूक्ष्म होने से अविज्ञेय है। वह बहुत दूर है और बहुत निकट भी है।
English Translation
It exists outside and inside all beings, is both the moving and the unmoving. Due to its subtlety, it is incomprehensible. It is far away and yet very near.
Commentary (टीका)
Brahman pervades all of creation — it is both within and without every being. It is simultaneously the static ground of all existence and the dynamic principle behind all movement. Its extreme subtlety makes it imperceptible to the senses, yet it is the closest reality — nearer than one's own self.