तयोरेकतरो ह्यर्थः प्रकृतिः सोभयात्मिका । ज्ञानं त्वन्यतमो भावः पुरुषः सोऽभिधीयते ॥ ४ ॥
tayor ekataro hy arthaḥ prakṛtiḥ sobhayātmikā jñānaṁ tv anyatamo bhāvaḥ puruṣaḥ so ’bhidhīyate
- tayoḥ
- of the two
- ekataraḥ
- one
- hi
- indeed
- arthaḥ
- entity
- prakṛtiḥ
- nature
- sā
- she
- ubhaya-ātmikā
- consisting of both the subtle causes and their manifest products
- jñānam
- (who possesses) consciousness
- tu
- and
- anyatamaḥ
- the other
- bhāvaḥ
- entity
- puruṣaḥ
- the living soul
- saḥ
- he
- abhidhīyate
- is called
Of these two categories of manifestation, one is material nature, which embodies both the subtle causes and manifest products of matter. The other is the conscious living entity, designated as the enjoyer.