Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 18

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 18 (8.18) means: At the dawn of that day, all things come forth from the unmanifest; at the fall of that night, they dissolve back into it.

Sanskrit

अव्यक्ताद्व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे। रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसंज्ञके।।8.18।।

Transliteration

avyaktād vyaktayaḥ sarvāḥ prabhavantyahar-āgame rātryāgame pralīyante tatraivāvyakta-sanjñake

Translation

At the dawn of that day, all things come forth from the unmanifest; at the fall of that night, they dissolve back into it.

Hindi

उस दिन के आरंभ में सारी चीजें अव्यक्त से प्रकट होती हैं; उस रात के आते ही वे फिर उसी में विलीन हो जाती हैं।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 8, Verse 18?

At the dawn of that day, all things come forth from the unmanifest; at the fall of that night, they dissolve back into it.

Which chapter is verse 8.18 from?

It is verse 18 of Chapter 8 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.

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