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Chapter 6.37 - Verse 2

Sanskrit Text

अधश्चोर्ध्वं प्रसृतास्तस्य शाखा; गुणप्रवृद्धा विषयप्रवालाः अधश्च मूलान्यनुसंततानि; कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके

English Translation

Its branches which are enlarged by the qualities stretched upwards and downwards; its sprouts are the objects of senses. Its roots, leading to actions, are extended downward to this world of men.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अधस् + च + ऊर्ध्वम् | प्रसृ + तद् | शाखा | गुण + प्रवृध् | विषय + प्रवाल
अधस् + च | मूल + अनुसंतन् | कर्मन् + अनुबन्धिन् | मनुष्य + लोक