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Bhagavad Gita 7.24

अव्यक्तं व्यक्ितमापन्नं मन्यन्ते मामबुद्धयः। परं भावमजानन्तो ममाव्ययमनुत्तमम्।।

avyaktaṁ vyaktim āpannaṁ manyante mām abuddhayaḥ paraṁ bhāvam ajānanto mamāvyayam anuttamam

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
avyaktamavyaktamformless
vyaktimvyaktimpossessing a personality
āpannamāpannamto have assumed
manyantemanyantethink
māmmāmme
abuddhayaḥabuddhayaḥless intelligent
paramparamSupreme
bhāvambhāvamnature
ajānantaḥajānantaḥnot understanding
mamamamamy
avyayamavyayamimperishable
anuttamamanuttamamexcellent

The foolish think of Me, the Unmanifest, as having manifestation, not knowing My higher, immutable, and most excellent nature.

बुद्धिहीन पुरुष मेरे अनुत्तम (सर्वोत्तम) अव्यय परम भाव को न जानते हुए मुझ अव्यक्त को व्यक्त मानते हैं।।