केचिद् विकल्पवसना आहुरात्मानमात्मन: । दैवमन्येऽपरे कर्म स्वभावमपरे प्रभुम् ॥ १९ ॥
kecid vikalpa-vasana ahur atmanam atmanah daivam anye ’pare karma svabhavam apare prabhum
- kecit
- some of them
- vikalpa-vasanah
- those who deny all kinds of duality
- ahuh
- declare
- atmanam
- own self
- atmanah
- of the self
- daivam
- superhuman
- anye
- others
- apare
- someone else
- karma
- activity
- svabhavam
- material nature
- apare
- many other
- prabhum
- authorities.
Some of the philosophers, who deny all sorts of duality, declare that one’s own self is responsible for his personal happiness and distress. Others say that superhuman powers are responsible, while yet others say that activity is responsible, and the gross materialists maintain that nature is the ultimate cause.