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Chapter 12.187 - Verse 48

Sanskrit Text

स्वभावसिद्ध्या संसिद्धान्स नित्यं सृजते गुणान् ऊर्णनाभिर्यथा स्रष्टा विज्ञेयास्तन्तुवद्गुणाः

English Translation

One living in this way creates the qualities (i.e. transcends them), like a spider creating threads. The qualities should indeed, be considered as the threads of the spider.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

स्वभाव + सिद्धि | संसिद्धान् | स | नित्यं | सृजते | गुणान्
ऊर्णनाभिर् | यथा | स्रष्टा | विज्ञा + तन्तु + वत् | गुणाः