Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 16 (13.16)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13 Verse 16 (13.16)
बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च । सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् | | १३-१६ | |
bahirantaśhcha bhūtānāmacharaṁ charameva cha sūkṣhmatvāttadavijñeyaṁ dūrasthaṁ chāntike cha tat
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- बहिह्
(bahih)— ओउत्सिदे(outside) - अन्तः
(antah)— अंत(inside) - च
(cha)— और(and) - भूतानाम्
(bhutanam)— प्राणियों के(of all living beings) - अचरम्
(acharam)— नोन्-मोविन्ग्(non-moving) - चरम्
(charam)— चल(moving) - एव
(eva)— ही(indeed) - च
(cha)— और(and)
Line 2:
- सुक्ष्मत्वत्
(sukshmatvat)— दुए को सुब्त्लेत्य्(due to subtlety) - तत्
(tat)— वह सब(That) - अविज्ञेयम्
(avijneyam)— इन्चोम्प्रेहेन्सिब्ले(incomprehensible) - दुरस्थम्
(durastham)— फर् अवय्(far away) -
cjoined in chāntike - अन्तिके
(antike)— नेअर्(near) - च
(cha)— और(and) - तत्
(tat)— वह सब(That)
English: It is within all beings, yet outside; motionless yet moving; too subtle to be perceived; far away yet always near.
Learnings from Shloka 16:
- Subtle Reality:: The spiritual essence is too subtle to be captured by physical eyes, but can be felt within.
- Far yet Near:: Brahman is far to those who look outward, but immediately close to those who look inward.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 13.16 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
It exists outside and inside all beings; it is both moving and non-moving. Because of its subtlety, it is incomprehensible; it is both far away and very near.