4.12 - John Henry Thompson - Invent Your Future
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अतीतानागतं स्वरूपतोऽस्तिअध्वभेदाद् धर्माणाम् ॥१२॥
atita anagatam svarupato ‘sti adhvabhedad dharmanam ||12||
[RS] 4.12 The past and future exist inherently. Tasks (dharma) arise from the changes.
[SS] 4.12 The past and future exist in the real form of objects which manifest due to differences in the conditions of their characteristics. [p213]
[EB] 4.12 The past and the future exist in reality, since they differ [from the present only] in terms of the time of [manifestation] of their characteristics. [p425]
atīta = past
anāgataṁ = future
svarūpataḥ = its own form
asti = exist; remain
adhva = path
bhedāt = owing to the variableness
adhva-bhedāt = owing to differing paths; changes
dharmāṇāṁ = (from Dharma) dharma; fulfillment of an obligation; inherent characteristics