श्रीभगवानुवाच यत्तत्त्रिगुणमव्यक्तं नित्यं सदसदात्मकम् । प्रधानं प्रकृतिं प्राहुरविशेषं विशेषवत् ॥ १० ॥
sri-bhagavan uvaca yat tat tri-gunam avyaktam nityam sad-asad-atmakam pradhanam prakrtim prahur avisesam visesavat
- sri-bhagavan uvaca
- the Supreme Personality of Godhead said
- yat
- now further
- tat
- that
- tri-gunam
- combination of the three modes
- avyaktam
- unmanifested
- nityam
- eternal
- sat-asat-atmakam
- consisting of cause and effect
- pradhanam
- the pradhana
- prakrtim
- prakrti
- prahuh
- they call
- avisesam
- undifferentiated
- visesa-vat
- possessing differentiation.
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: The unmanifested eternal combination of the three modes is the cause of the manifest state and is called pradhana. It is called prakrti when in the manifested stage of existence.