Bhagavad Gita 13.15 Meaning: Bahirantashcha bhutanamacharam

Bhagavad Gita 13.15

बहिरन्तश्च भूतानामचरं चरमेव च ।सूक्ष्मत्वात्तदविज्ञेयं दूरस्थं चान्तिके च तत् ॥

Bahirantashcha bhutanamacharam charameva chaSukshmatvattadavijneyam durastham chantike cha tat

bahirantaśca bhūtānāmacaraṃ carameva ca |sūkṣmatvāttadavijñeyaṃ dūrasthaṃ cāntike ca tat ||

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Our explanation Krishna says it is outside and inside all beings; it is what moves and what does not move. Because it is so subtle, it cannot be grasped. It is far away, and it is near.

हिंदी अर्थ कृष्ण कहते हैं कि वह सब प्राणियों के बाहर भी है और भीतर भी; वह चर भी है और अचर भी। सूक्ष्म होने के कारण उसे जाना नहीं जा सकता। वह दूर भी है और पास भी।

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बहिः bahiḥ · outside (indeclinable) Dictionary: bahis, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 726, col. 3 “out, forth, outwards, outside”
अन्तः antaḥ · inside (indeclinable) Dictionary: antar, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 43, col. 2 “within, between, amongst, in the middle or interior”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
भूतानाम् bhūtānām · of beings (noun (neuter), genitive plural) Dictionary: bhūta, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 761, col. 3 “that which is or exists, any living being”
अचरम् acaram · what does not move (adjective (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: a-cara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 8, col. 3 “immovable”
चरम् caram · what moves (adjective (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: cara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 389, col. 2 “moving, locomotive”
एव eva · also (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. eva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “just, exactly, very, same, only, even, alone, merely”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
सूक्ष्मत्वात् sūkṣmatvāt · because it is so subtle (noun (neuter), ablative singular) Dictionary: sūkṣma, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1240, col. 3 “subtle, atomic, intangible”
तत् tat · that (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
अविज्ञेयम् avijñeyam · cannot be grasped (gerundive (negative) (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: a-vijñeya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 108, col. 2 “undistinguishable, undiscernible”
दूरस्थम् dūrastham · far away (compound (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: dūra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 489, col. 2 “distant, far, remote”; stha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1262, col. 3 “standing, staying, abiding, being situated in”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
अन्तिके antike · near (adjective, locative singular (as adverb)) Dictionary: 1. antika, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 44, col. 2 “near, proximate”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
तत् tat · that (pronoun (neuter), nominative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”

Bhagavad Gita 13.15: meaning and translation

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