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Bhagavad Gita 8.3

श्री भगवानुवाच अक्षरं ब्रह्म परमं स्वभावोऽध्यात्ममुच्यते। भूतभावोद्भवकरो विसर्गः कर्मसंज्ञितः।।

śhrī bhagavān uvācha akṣharaṁ brahma paramaṁ svabhāvo ’dhyātmam uchyate bhūta-bhāvodbhava-karo visargaḥ karma-sanjñitaḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaśhrī-bhagavān uvāchathe Blessed Lord said
akṣharamakṣharamindestructible
brahmabrahmaBrahman
paramamparamamthe Supreme
svabhāvaḥsvabhāvaḥnature
adhyātmamadhyātmamone’s own self
uchyateuchyateis called
bhūta-bhāva-udbhava-karaḥbhūta-bhāva-udbhava-karaḥActions pertaining to the material personality of living beings, and its development
visargaḥvisargaḥcreation
karmakarmafruitive activities
sanjñitaḥsanjñitaḥare called

The Blessed Lord said, "Brahman is the Imperishable, the Supreme; its essential nature is called Self-knowledge; the offering (to the gods) that causes the existence and manifestation of beings and sustains them is called action."

श्रीभगवान् ने कहा -- परम अक्षर (अविनाशी) तत्त्व ब्रह्म है; स्वभाव (अपना स्वरूप) अध्यात्म कहा जाता है; भूतों के भावों को उत्पन्न करने वाला विसर्ग (यज्ञ, प्रेरक बल) कर्म नाम से जाना जाता है।।