Chapter 13 · The Field and Its Knower

    Verse 16

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 13, Verse 16

    बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्।।13.16।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    bahir antaśh cha bhūtānām acharaṁ charam eva cha sūkṣhmatvāt tad avijñeyaṁ dūra-sthaṁ chāntike cha tat

    Translation

    It is within and without all beings; It is unmoving yet moving; It is so subtle that none can comprehend it; It is far away yet very near.
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