Learn·Chapter 13 · The field and its knower·Verse 17 of 35

Bhagavad Gītā 13.17, word by word

अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्।भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च

avibhaktaṁ cha bhūteṣhu vibhaktam iva cha sthitam bhūta-bhartṛi cha taj jñeyaṁ grasiṣhṇu prabhaviṣhṇu cha

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In English

In all beings, undivided yet living in division, it is the upholder of all, both creator and destroyer alike.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

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

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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