Chapter 18, Verse 14
अधिष्ठानं तथा कर्ता करणं च पृथग्विधम्। विविधाश्च पृथक्चेष्टा दैवं चैवात्र पञ्चमम्।।18.14।।
adhiṣṭhānaṃ tathā kartā karaṇaṃ ca pṛthagvidham। vividhāśca pṛthakceṣṭā daivaṃ caivātra pañcamam।।18.14।।
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- अधिष्ठानम्
- the seat/basis (body)
- तथा
- likewise, also
- कर्ता
- the doer/agent
- करणम्
- the instrument(s) (senses)
- च
- and
- पृथग्विधम्
- of various kinds
- विविधाः
- various, manifold
- च
- and
- पृथक्चेष्टाः
- distinct/separate activities (functions)
- दैवम्
- the divine (fate/providence)
- च
- and
- एव
- indeed, certainly
- अत्र
- here, in this regard
- पञ्चमम्
- the fifth (factor)
Commentary
14. The seat and actor and the various organs., and the several functions of various sorts, and the Divinity also, the fifth among these;
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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अधिष्ठानम्
तथा
कर्ता
करणम्
च
पृथग्विधम्
विविधाः
च
पृथक्चेष्टाः
दैवम्
च
एव
अत्र
पञ्चमम्
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