Bhagavad Gita 7.5
अपरेयमितस्त्वन्यां प्रकृतिं विद्धि मे पराम्। जीवभूतां महाबाहो ययेदं धार्यते जगत्।।
apareyam itas tvanyāṁ prakṛitiṁ viddhi me parām jīva-bhūtāṁ mahā-bāho yayedaṁ dhāryate jagat
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| aparā | aparā | inferior |
| iyam | iyam | this |
| itaḥ | itaḥ | besides this |
| tu | tu | but |
| anyām | anyām | another |
| prakṛitim | prakṛitim | energy |
| viddhi | viddhi | know |
| me | me | my |
| parām | parām | superior |
| jīva-bhūtām | jīva-bhūtām | living beings |
| mahā-bāho | mahā-bāho | mighty-armed one |
| yayā | yayā | by whom |
| idam | idam | this |
| dhāryate | dhāryate | the basis |
| jagat | jagat | the material world |
O mighty-armed Arjuna, this is the inferior Prakriti; know it as distinct from My higher Prakriti, the very life-element, by which this world is upheld.
हे महाबाहो ! यह अपरा प्रकृति है। इससे भिन्न मेरी जीवरूपी पराप्रकृति को जानो, जिससे यह जगत् धारण किया जाता है।।