अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम् ।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च ॥
avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktam iva ca sthitam |bhūta-bhartṛ ca taj jñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca ||
- अविभक्तम् · avibhaktam
- undivided
- भूतेषु · bhūteṣu
- among beings
- विभक्तम् इव · vibhaktam iva
- as if divided
- स्थितम् · sthitam
- standing, abiding
- भूतभर्तृ · bhūta-bhartṛ
- supporter of beings
- ग्रसिष्णु · grasiṣṇu
- devouring
- प्रभविष्णु · prabhaviṣṇu
- bringing forth
“Undivided, yet standing as if divided among beings — that knowable is the supporter of beings, devouring and bringing them forth.”
— Original plain-language translation
One reality wearing the appearance of many: division is how unity shows itself to divided minds. Devourer and creator together recall the cosmic mouth of Chapter 11 — time and care in one.
— Reader's notes (original)