Bhagavad Gita 13.17
Chapter 13: Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga (The Field and Its Knower) · क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् ।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥
avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktamiva ca sthitam |bhūtabhartṛ ca tajjñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca ||
Meaning of Gita 13.17 in English
Though undivided, it seems divided among beings. Know it as the sustainer of all beings, the one who absorbs them and the one who brings them forth.
गीता 13.17 का हिंदी अर्थ
वह अविभाजित होकर भी प्राणियों में बँटा हुआ सा दिखता है; उसे सब प्राणियों का पालनकर्ता, संहारकर्ता और उत्पन्न करने वाला जानो।
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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation. Verse numbers follow the common 701-verse numbering, where Arjuna’s question that opens chapter 13 is counted as 13.1. Some editions omit it, so their chapter-13 numbers are one lower.