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Chapter 12.242 - Verse 22

Sanskrit Text

नैव स्त्री पुमानेतन्नैव चेदं नपुंसकम् अदुःखमसुखं ब्रह्म भूतभव्यभवात्मकम्

English Translation

Brahma has no sex,-inale, a female, or neuter. It is neither sorrow nor happiness. Its essence the past, the future, and the present.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

न + एव | स्त्री | न | पुमान् | एतद् + न + एव | च + इदम् | नपुंसकम्
अदुःखम् | असुखं | ब्रह्म | भू + भव + आत्मक