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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 16

The Field and the Knower of the Field

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत्

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 13.16 mean?

It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet ever near.

Word-by-word meaning

bahiḥ—outside · antaḥ—inside · cha—and · bhūtānām—all living beings · acharam—not moving · charam—moving · eva—indeed · cha—and · sūkṣhmatvāt—due to subtlety · tat—he · avijñeyam—incomprehensible · dūra-stham—very far away · cha—and · antike—very near · cha—also · tat—he

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