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Bhagavadgītā 13.21

puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅ‌kte prakṛtijānguṇānkāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo'sya sadasadyonijanmasu

Transliteration IAST

puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅ‌kte prakṛtijānguṇān | kāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo'sya sadasadyonijanmasu

Translations signed

Spirit seated in Matter useth the qualities born of Matter; attachment to the qualities is the cause of his births in good and evil wombs.

Annie BesantThe Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song (4th edition), 1922 · public domain

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  1. English Spirit seated in Matter useth the qualities born of Matter; attachment to the qualities is the cause of his births in good and evil wombs. Annie Besant

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Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
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भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0