13.16 बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्
bahir
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bahiḥ—outside;antaḥ—inside;cha—and;bhūtānām—all living beings;acharam—not moving;charam—moving;eva—indeed;cha—and;sūkṣhmatvāt—due to subtlety;tat—he;avijñeyam—incomprehensible;dūra-stham—very far away;cha—and;antike—very near;cha—also;tat—He
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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It is without and within every being, unmoving yet moving; due to its subtle nature, it is incomprehensible; it exists far away yet is near.
It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near.
It is within and without all beings; It is unmoving and yet moving; It is so subtle that none can comprehend It; It is far away, and yet It is very near.
Existing outside and inside all beings; moving as well as non-moving, It is incomprehensible due to subtleness. So also, It is far away, and yet near.
Without and within (all) beings, the unmoving and also the moving; because of His subtlety, unknowable; and near and far away is That.
13.18 ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्
jyotiṣām
Word meanings
jyotiṣhām—in all luminarie;api—and;tat—that;jyotiḥ—the source of light;tamasaḥ—the darkness;param—beyond;uchyate—is said (to be);jñānam—knowledge;jñeyam—the object of knowledge;jñāna-gamyam—the goal of knowledge;hṛidi—within the heart;sarvasya—of all living beings;viṣhṭhitam—dwells
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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This is the Light of all lights, stated to be beyond darkness; it is to be known by the above knowledge; it is to be attained only through knowledge; and it distinctly remains in the heart of all.
It is the Light of lights, beyond the reach of darkness; the Wisdom, the only thing that is worth knowing or that wisdom can teach; the Presence in the hearts of all.
The light of all lights, this is said to be beyond Tamas (darkness). It is known to be knowledge. It is to be attained by knowledge. It is present in the heart of all.
That is the Light even of the lights; It is spoken of as beyond darkness. It is Knowledge, the Knowable, and the Known. It exists specially [A variant reading is dhisthitam.-Tr.] in the hearts of all.
That, the Light of all lights, is beyond darkness; it is said to be knowledge, the Knowable and the goal of knowledge, seated in the hearts of all.
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क्षेत्र-क्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
Chapter 13: The Field and the Knower of the Field
kṣetra-kṣetrajñavibhāgayoga
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13.17 अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च
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Word meanings
avibhaktam—indivisible;cha—although;bhūteṣhu—amongst living beings;vibhaktam—divided;iva—apparently;cha—yet;sthitam—situated;bhūta-bhartṛi—the Sustainer of all beings;cha—also;tat—that;jñeyam—to be known;grasiṣhṇu—the Annihilator;prabhaviṣhṇu—the Creator;cha—and
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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It remains undistinguished among the distinguished beings, and appears as if distinguished. It is to be known as the supporter of beings, and also as their swallower and originator.
In all beings undivided, yet living in division, It is the upholder of all, Creator and Destroyer alike;
Undivided and yet remaining as if divided among beings, this self is to be known as the supporter of elements. It devours them and causes generation.
And the Knowable, though undivided, appears to be existing as divided in all beings, and It is the sustainer of all beings as also the devourer and originator.
And undivided, yet He exists as if divided in beings; He is to be known as the supporter of beings; He devours and He generates also.
