Bhagavad Gita 13.20
कार्यकारणकर्तृत्वे हेतुः प्रकृतिरुच्यते।पुरुषः सुखदुःखानां भोक्तृत्वे हेतुरुच्यते।।
kārya-kāraṇa-kartṛitve hetuḥ prakṛitir uchyate puruṣhaḥ sukha-duḥkhānāṁ bhoktṛitve hetur uchyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| kārya | kārya | effect |
| kāraṇa | kāraṇa | cause |
| kartṛitve | kartṛitve | in the matter of creation |
| hetuḥ | hetuḥ | the medium |
| prakṛitiḥ | prakṛitiḥ | the material energy |
| uchyate | uchyate | is said to be |
| puruṣhaḥ | puruṣhaḥ | the individual soul |
| sukha-duḥkhānām | sukha-duḥkhānām | of happiness and distress |
| bhoktṛitve | bhoktṛitve | in experiencing |
| hetuḥ | hetuḥ | is responsible |
| uchyate | uchyate | is said to be |
In the production of the effect and the cause, Nature (matter) is said to be the cause; in the experience of pleasure and pain, the soul is said to be the one responsible.
कार्य और कारण के उत्पन्न करने में हेतु प्रकृति कही जाती है और पुरुष सुख-दु:ख के भोक्तृत्व में हेतु कहा जाता है।।