Bhagavad Gita 8.19
भूतग्रामः स एवायं भूत्वा भूत्वा प्रलीयते। रात्र्यागमेऽवशः पार्थ प्रभवत्यहरागमे।।
bhūta-grāmaḥ sa evāyaṁ bhūtvā bhūtvā pralīyate rātryāgame ’vaśhaḥ pārtha prabhavatyahar-āgame
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| bhūta-grāmaḥ | bhūta-grāmaḥ | the multitude of beings |
| saḥ | saḥ | these |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| ayam | ayam | this |
| bhūtvā bhūtvā | bhūtvā bhūtvā | repeatedly taking birth |
| pralīyate | pralīyate | dissolves |
| rātri-āgame | rātri-āgame | with the advent of night |
| avaśhaḥ | avaśhaḥ | helpless |
| pārtha | pārtha | Arjun, the son of Pritha |
| prabhavati | prabhavati | become manifest |
| ahaḥ-āgame | ahaḥ-āgame | with the advent of day |
This same multitude of beings, being born again and again, helplessly dissolves, O Arjuna, into the Unmanifested at the coming of the night and comes forth at the coming of the day.
हे पार्थ ! वही यह भूतसमुदाय, है जो पुनः पुनः उत्पन्न होकर लीन होता है। अवश हुआ (यह भूतग्राम) रात्रि के आगमन पर लीन तथा दिन के उदय होने पर व्यक्त होता है।।