BG 15.2
The branches of this tree spread high and low, nourished by the Gunas, with buds that are objects of the senses, and roots bound to the human world by karma.
अधश्च मूलान्यनुसन्ततानि कर्मानुबन्धीनि मनुष्यलोके
Sense objects as buds - sounds, forms, tastes, and other objects of the senses, are its buds Roots - sensory impressions, attachments, cravings, and aversions, giving rise to action
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adhaś — downward
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cordhvaṁ — and upward
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prasṛitās — extending
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tasya — its
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śhākhā — branches
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guṇa-pravṛiddhā — nurtured by the modes of material nature
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guṇa — mode of material nature
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pravṛiddhā — nourished
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viṣhaya-pravālāḥ — sense objects for branches
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viṣhaya — object of perception
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pravālāḥ — twigs, branches
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adhaśh — downward
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cha — and
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mūlāny — roots
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anusantatāni — are always expanding
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karmānubandhīni — bound to action
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karma — action
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anubandhīni — bound
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manuṣhya-loke — in the world of mankind
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manuṣhya
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loke
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The branches of this tree spread high and low, nourished by the Gunas, with buds that are objects of the senses, and roots bound to the human world by karma. The form of this tree cannot be perceived, nor can its beginning or end. One must cut this tree with a strong axe of detachment. Then one should find that place where one goes to never return, taking refuge in the primal spirit from whom this ancient creation streamed forth.
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