Dear HR-ji,

noun not adjective.

Yes, that is what I was about to point out.

In 13.6, it is a part of categories into which the "knowable field" as opposed to the "field - knower"  is  divided. 

महाभूतान्यहन्कारो बुद्धिरव्यक्तमेव च ।

इन्द्रियाणि दशैकन् च प~न्च चेन्द्रियगोचराः ॥ 13\-6॥ 

Similar is its use in 8-18, 8-20

अव्यक्ताद् व्यक्तयः सर्वाः प्रभवन्त्यहरागमे ।

रात्र्यागमे प्रलीयन्ते तत्रैवाव्यक्तसन्घके ॥ 8\-18॥

परस्तस्मात्तु भावो अन्यो अव्यक्तो अव्यक्तात्सनातनः ।

यः स सर्वेषु भूतेषु नश्यत्सु न विनश्यति ॥ 8\-20॥

The words element and dimension used by you are very apt. 

Interestingly it is both a dimension and element. 

Just for analogy, space and time in contemporary Physics are both dimensions and components. (Post Einstein, they are components of a continuum.)

mahābhūtāni, indriyagoocarāh are part of the vyakta component. ahankārah, buddhih, indriyāṇi are parts of neither parts of the vyakta nor of the avykta. 

This vyakta, avyakta division has its foundations right from the rigvedic expressions such as 

pādōsya viśvābhūtāni tripādasyāmr̥tam divi. 

vēdāhamētam puruśam mahāntam ādityavarṇam tamasah parastāt. 

 

On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 6:38 AM, HR via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info> wrote:

Thank you. Actually, avyakta is often used as a straightforward adjective, as in Bg 2.25. My interest here is when avyakta is used as a noun, as in Bg 12.1, or even more to the point, 8.18,20.

Howard

On Aug 22, 2017, at 4:52 AM, alakendu das <mailmealakendudas@rediffmail.com> wrote:

Scholar, 

                 The best way to comprehend Avykta or "The unmanifested"is available in Gita itself.2.26(or may be 27,)says- A chheddyam,Adahhyam,Akleddya,Ashoshya eba cha ,Nitya Sarvagata Sthanu Chalayam ,Sanatana

........Avyaktayam,Achintyam,Avikaryam ucchyate.The concept of Avyakta in our Philosophy is dimensionless,although it

is the sole EXISTENCE. The fact that it is dimensionless, can be accessed from this Upanishadic qoute- Ananu,Asthulam,Arhasham,A

..dirgham....etc.," Avyaktam' is the Sumnum Bonum of our Vedanta Philosophy.

                     Alakendu Ds

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From: HR via INDOLOGY <indology@list.indology.info>
Sent: Tue, 22 Aug 2017 08:23:45 GMT+0530
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Subject: [INDOLOGY] Gita 13.6

Dear Scholars,

   I would appreciate insights on how we might understand the use of ‘avyakta,’ the ‘unmanifest’ in the Gita 13.6 and elsewhere as a type of element or dimension of this world.

Thanks,
Howard
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