Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 14 (13.14)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
सर्वेन्द्रियगुणाभासं सर्वेन्द्रियविवर्जितम्
असक्तं सर्वभृच्चैव निर्गुणं गुणभोक्तृ च
॥ 13.14 ॥
sarvendriyaguṇābhāsaṃ sarvendriyavivarjitam
asaktaṃ sarvabhṛccaiva nirguṇaṃ guṇabhoktṛ ca
Translation
"It shines through the functions of all the senses, yet is devoid of all the senses; it is unattached, yet supports all; it is beyond the gunas, yet is the enjoyer of the gunas."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. antaḥkaraṇabahiṣkaraṇopādhibhūtaiḥ sarvendriyaguṇaiḥ — through the limiting adjuncts of the inner and outer senses, it seems to act; guṇabhoktṛ = because of the adjuncts.
Acharya Ramanuja. indriyavṛttibhiḥ api viṣayān jñātuṃ samartham — able to know even through the senses; svabhāvataḥ sarvendriyavivarjitaṃ vinā eva indriyavṛttibhiḥ — and by its nature, even without the senses.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.