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Chapter 2 Verse 18
Original Verse
अग्निर्यथैको भुवनं प्रविष्टो रूपं रूपं प्रतिरूपो बभूव । एकस्तथा सर्वभूतान्तरात्मा रूपं रूपं प्रतिरूपो बहिश्च ॥ १८ ॥

agnir yathāko bhuvanaṃ praviṣṭo rūpaṃ rūpaṃ pratirūpo babhūva | ekas tathā sarvabhūtāntarātmā rūpaṃ rūpaṃ pratirūpo bahiś ca || 18 ||

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Translations & Commentary

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Max Müller

English Translation

As fire, though one, on entering the world, takes a different form in each thing, so the one Inner Self of all beings takes a different form in each, and is also outside.

Simple English

English Translation

As fire, though one, entering the world takes a different form in each thing it burns, so the one Self, the inner soul of all beings, takes a different form in each and is also beyond them all.