Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 5 (13.5)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
महाभूतान्यहङ्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च
इन्द्रियाणि दशैकं च पञ्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः
॥ 13.5 ॥
mahābhūtānyahaṅkāro buddhiravyaktameva ca
indriyāṇi daśaikaṃ ca pañca cendriyagocarāḥ
Translation
"The five great elements, ego (ahankara), intellect (buddhi) and the unmanifest (primal prakriti); the ten senses and the one (the mind); and the five objects of the senses —" (the list continues in 13.6)
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. mahābhūtāni … sūkṣmāṇi — here the subtle elements are meant; ahaṃkāraḥ mahābhūtakāraṇam ahaṃpratyayalakṣaṇaḥ; buddhiḥ adhyavasāyalakṣaṇā; avyaktam … avyākṛtam īśvaraśaktiḥ mama māyā duratyayā (gītā 7.14) ity uktam — the unmanifest = the power of Ishvara, maya.
Acharya Ramanuja. kṣetrārambhakadravyāṇi — the substances that make up the field; ahaṃkāro bhūtādiḥ, buddhiḥ mahān, avyaktaṃ prakṛtiḥ; śrotratvakcakṣurjihvāghrāṇāni pañca jñānendriyāṇi, vākpāṇipādapāyūpasthāni pañca karmendriyāṇi.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.