Bhagavad Gita 7.4
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च। अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा।।
bhūmir-āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva cha ahankāra itīyaṁ me bhinnā prakṛitir aṣhṭadhā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bhūmiḥ | bhūmiḥ | earth |
| āpaḥ | āpaḥ | water |
| analaḥ | analaḥ | fire |
| vāyuḥ | vāyuḥ | air |
| kham | kham | space |
| manaḥ | manaḥ | mind |
| buddhiḥ | buddhiḥ | intellect |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| cha | cha | and |
| ahankāraḥ | ahankāraḥ | ego |
| iti | iti | thus |
| iyam | iyam | all these |
| me | me | my |
| bhinnā | bhinnā | divisions |
| prakṛitiḥ | prakṛitiḥ | material energy |
| aṣhṭadhā | aṣhṭadhā | eightfold |
Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism—thus is My Nature divided eightfold.
पृथ्वी, जल, अग्नि, वायु और आकाश तथा मन, बुद्धि और अहंकार - यह आठ प्रकार से विभक्त हुई मेरी प्रकृति है।।