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Chapter 12.328 - Verse 13

Sanskrit Text

अष्टादशगुणं यत्तत्सत्त्वं सत्त्ववतां वर प्रकृतिः सा परा मह्यं रोदसी योगधारिणी ऋता सत्यामराजय्या लोकानामात्मसंज्ञिता

English Translation

He is the source whence have originated all mobile and immobile creatures. O foremost of all persons gifted with Sattva (Goodness), the attribute of Sattva consists of eighteen qualities. That attribute is Supreme Nature having for her soul the Sky and Earth and succeeding by her creative forces in keeping up the universe.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अष्टादशगुणं | यत् | तत् | सत्त्वं | सत्त्ववतां | वर
प्रकृतिः | सा | परा | मह्यं | रोदसी | योग + धारिन्
ऋता | सत्य + अमर + अजय्य | लोकानाम् | आत्मन् + संज्ञित