Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 4/Verse 13

Chapter 4/Verse 13

चातुर्वर्ण्यं मया सृष्टं गुणकर्मविभागशः ।
तस्य कर्तारमपि मां विद्ध्यकर्तारमव्ययम् ॥४-१३॥

cāturvarṇyaṃ mayā sṛṣṭaṃ guṇakarmavibhāgaśaḥ ।
tasya kartāramapi māṃ viddhyakartāramavyayam ॥4-13॥

According to the distribution of the guṇas with their actions related to the four castes created by me, although the creator of that, you must know me as the imperishable, non-doer.


Word-for-word translations

cāturvarṇyam (neuter, nominative, singular) = related to the four castes 

mayā (pronoun, 1st person, instrumental, singular) = by me

sṛṣṭam (past passive participle, neuter, nominative, singular) = created

guṇakarmavibhāgaśas (guṇa + karma + vibhāga + śas) (adverbial compound)  = according to the distribution of the guṇas with their actions

tasya (masculine, genitive, singular) = of that

kartāram (masculine, accusative, singular) = creator 

api (adverb) (indeclinable) = although

mām (pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular) = me

viddhi (imperative, 2nd person, singular) = you must know

akartāram (masculine, accusative, singular) = non-doer 

avyayam (masculine, accusative, singular) = imperishable