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Bhagavad Gītā 7.4, word by word
BG 7.4
भूमिरापोऽनलो वायुः खं मनो बुद्धिरेव च। अहङ्कार इतीयं मे भिन्ना प्रकृतिरष्टधा
bhūmir-āpo ’nalo vāyuḥ khaṁ mano buddhir eva cha ahankāra itīyaṁ me bhinnā prakṛitir aṣhṭadhā
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In English
Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and personality—this is the eightfold division of My manifested nature.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Earth, water, fire, air, ether, mind, intellect, and egoism—thus is My Nature divided eightfold.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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