भगवद्गीता bhagavad-gītā - chapter-9, verse-10

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मयाध्यक्षेण प्रकृतिः सूयते सचराचरम् ।
हेतुनानेन कौन्तेय जगद्विपरिवर्तते ॥१०॥

10. mayādhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sacarācaram ,
hetunānena kaunteya jagadviparivartate.

10. mayā adhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sūyate sa-carācaram
hetunā anena kaunteya jagat viparivartate

10. kaunteya mayā adhyakṣeṇa prakṛtiḥ sa-carācaram
sūyate anena hetunā jagat viparivartate

10. Under My supervision, nature (prakṛti) produces all moving and unmoving things. Because of this cause, O son of Kuntī, the world repeatedly revolves.

Words meanings summery:

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मया (mayā) - By Me (the divine). (by me)

अध्यक्षेण (adhyakṣeṇa) - Under My supervision. (by the supervisor, under the supervision)

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - The primordial matter (prakṛti). (nature, material cause)

सूयते (sūyate) - brings forth, generates, produces

स-चराचरम् (sa-carācaram) - All animate and inanimate beings. (with moving and unmoving, consisting of all mobile and immobile things)

हेतुना (hetunā) - by the cause, due to the reason

अनेन (anena) - By this (cause). (by this)

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna. (O son of Kuntī)

जगत् (jagat) - the world, the universe

विपरिवर्तते (viparivartate) - Repeatedly revolves or operates. (revolves, turns around, rotates)

Words meanings and morphology

मया (mayā) - By Me (the divine). (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

अध्यक्षेण (adhyakṣeṇa) - Under My supervision. (by the supervisor, under the supervision)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of adhyakṣa

adhyakṣa - superintendent, supervisor, overseer

from adhi (over) + akṣa (eye, sense)

Compound type : avyayībhāva (adhi+akṣa)

adhi – over, above, on
indeclinable
prefix
akṣa – eye, sense
noun (neuter)

Note: Often used to mean 'under the supervision of'.

प्रकृतिः (prakṛtiḥ) - The primordial matter (prakṛti). (nature, material cause)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prakṛti

prakṛti - nature, origin, primordial matter, material cause

from pra (forth) + root kṛ (to make, to do) + ti suffix

Prefix: pra

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of `sūyate`.

सूयते (sūyate) - brings forth, generates, produces

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of sū

root sū (to generate)

Root: sū (class 2)

Note: The passive form `sūyate` is often used in a causative sense, 'is born' or 'brings forth'.

स-चराचरम् (sa-carācaram) - All animate and inanimate beings. (with moving and unmoving, consisting of all mobile and immobile things)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sa-carācara

sa-carācara - consisting of all mobile and immobile things

bahuvrīhi compound: sa (with) + cara-acara (moving and unmoving)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sa+cara+acara)

sa – with, together with
indeclinable
prefix
cara – moving, mobile
adjective (masculine)
from root car (to move)
Root: car (class 1)
acara – unmoving, immobile
adjective (masculine)
negation 'a' + cara (moving)
Prefix: a
Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `jagat` implicitly, or acts as direct object.

हेतुना (hetunā) - by the cause, due to the reason

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of hetu

hetu - cause, reason, motive

अनेन (anena) - By this (cause). (by this)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this

Note: Qualifies `hetunā`.

कौन्तेय (kaunteya) - O Arjuna. (O son of Kuntī)

(proper noun)