13.17
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् ।
भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥
avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktam iva ca sthitam
bhūtabhartṛ ca taj jñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca
Kṛṣṇa (कृष्ण) is still speaking, to Arjuna (अर्जुन).
The verse
And it stands undivided in beings, as if divided; that which is to be known is the supporter of beings, apt to swallow and apt to bring forth.
नेपालीमा
र त्यो प्राणीहरूमा नबाँडिई उभिएको छ, बाँडिएझैँ। जान्नुपर्ने कुरा प्राणीहरूलाई धान्ने हो, निल्न सक्ने र उत्पन्न गर्न सक्ने हो।
Where it sits
iva (इव) keeps the division with the beings, while supporting, swallowing, and bringing forth stay one jñeyam (ज्ञेयम्), which 13.18 will set in the heart as the light of lights.
Split: अविभक्तम् + च + भूतेषु + विभक्तम् + इव + च + स्थितम् + भूत-भर्तृ + च + तत् + ज्ञेयम् + ग्रसिष्णु + प्रभविष्णु + च
avibhaktam + ca + bhūteṣu + vibhaktam + iva + ca + sthitam + bhūta-bhartṛ + ca + tat + jñeyam + grasiṣṇu + prabhaviṣṇu + ca
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| देवनागरी | Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|---|
| अविभक्तम् | avibhaktam | nominative singular neuter | undivided. |
| च | ca | indeclinable | and. |
| भूतेषु | bhūteṣu | locative plural | in beings. |
| विभक्तम् | vibhaktam | nominative singular neuter | divided. |
| इव | iva | indeclinable | as if. Like. |
| च | ca | indeclinable | and. |
| स्थितम् | sthitam | nominative singular neuter | standing. |
| भूत-भर्तृ | bhūta-bhartṛ | nominative singular | the supporter of beings. bhartṛ (भर्तृ) is the bearer. |
| च | ca | indeclinable | and. |
| तत् | tat | nominative singular neuter | that. |
| ज्ञेयम् | jñeyam | nominative singular neuter | what is to be known. |
| ग्रसिष्णु | grasiṣṇu | nominative singular | apt to swallow. From gras (ग्रस्), "swallow." |
| प्रभविष्णु | prabhaviṣṇu | nominative singular | apt to bring forth. From pra-bhū (प्र-भू), "come forth." |
| च | ca | indeclinable | and. |
The phrases
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तम् इव च स्थितम् avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktam iva ca sthitam is the division. It stands undivided in beings, as if divided. iva (इव) keeps the division as an appearance. The locative bhūteṣu (भूतेषु) is where the undivided one stands.
भूतभर्तृ च तत् ज्ञेयम् bhūtabhartṛ ca taj jñeyam names the job and repeats the topic. And that which is to be known is the supporter of beings. तत् + ज्ञेयम् tat + jñeyam is taj jñeyam (तज्ज्ञेयम्).
grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca (ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च) adds two more jobs. Apt to swallow, and apt to bring forth. Supporting, swallowing, and sending forth are one jñeyam (ज्ञेयम्).
Sanskrit in this line
--iṣṇu (इष्णु) makes an agent that is "apt to" do the verb. gras (ग्रस्) is "swallow," so grasiṣṇu (ग्रसिष्णु) is "apt to swallow." pra-bhū (प्र-भू) is "come forth," so prabhaviṣṇu (प्रभविष्णु) is "apt to bring forth." Neither word takes a visarga. The stem already ends in u (उ).
Say it back
Say whether the division is real, and name the three jobs. If iva (इव) drops out, stay here.