Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 16 (13.16)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अविभक्तं च भूतेषु विभक्तमिव च स्थितम्
भूतभर्तृ च तज्ज्ञेयं ग्रसिष्णु प्रभविष्णु च
॥ 13.16 ॥
avibhaktaṃ ca bhūteṣu vibhaktamiva ca sthitam
bhūtabhartṛ ca tajjñeyaṃ grasiṣṇu prabhaviṣṇu ca
Translation
"It is undivided, yet abides as if divided among beings; it is to be known as the sustainer, the destroyer and the creator of beings."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. avibhaktaṃ ca pratidehaṃ vyomavat tad ekam — in every body it is one, like space; bhūteṣu … vibhaktam iva ca sthitaṃ deheṣv eva vibhāvyamānatvāt — because it is perceived in bodies, it seems divided; grasiṣṇu … prabhaviṣṇu ca … yathā rajjvādiḥ sarpādeḥ mithyākalpitasya — like a rope, the ground of an imagined snake.
Acharya Ramanuja. ātmavastu veditṛtvaikākāratayā avibhaktam — as knowers, all selves have one form (are alike), and so it is undivided; aviduṣāṃ devādyākāreṇa ayaṃ devo manuṣyaḥ iti vibhaktam iva ca sthitam — to the ignorant, "this is a god, this is a human" — it seems divided.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.