Verso 13.17

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् ।

भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥

13.17

Transliteración

avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktamiva ca sthitam |

bhūtabhartṛ ca tajjñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca ||

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Traducción

And undivided, yet It exists as if divided in beings; It is to be known as the supporter of being; It devours and It generates.

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Palabra por palabra

undivided
and
in beings
divided
as if
and
existing

sustainer of beings
and
that
to be known
devourer
creator
and

Por Sanskrit System · Borrador automático · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explicación

Brahman is undivided, yet it seems divided, as if present separately in each being. Many readers compare this to space, which seems divided by the walls of different rooms while remaining one. Brahman is also named in three roles: the one who supports beings, the one who absorbs them, and the one who brings them forth. These match the cycle of sustaining, dissolving and creating that appears throughout the Gita. The devouring role recalls the vision of the previous chapters, now described in calm philosophical terms rather than in images of fire and teeth.