पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान् | कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु ||१३-२२||
puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅkte prakṛtijānguṇān . kāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo.asya sadasadyonijanmasu ||13-22||
Chapter 13 · Verse 22
Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga
क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञविभागयोग
In plain words
The soul residing in Nature and identifying itself with the body and the senses which are modifications of Nature acts through the alities of Nature and experiences pleasure and pain and delusion. It thinks. I am happy.
Translation
13.22 (a) Indeed, the self seated in Prakrti experiences the Gunas born of Prakrti৷৷. (b) ৷৷. Its attachment to these Gunas is the cause of birth in good and evil wombs.
Meaning
The soul residing in Nature and identifying itself with the body and the senses which are modifications of Nature acts through the alities of Nature and experiences pleasure and pain and delusion. It thinks. I am happy. I am miserable. I am deluded. I am wise. When it thus identifies itself with the alities it assumes individuality and takes birth in pure and impure wombs. The soul (Jivatma) enjoys the sensual objects in conjunction with the body mind and the senses and thus becomes the enjoyer. Brahman is the silent witness and nonenjoyer. The souls attachment to the alities of pleasure pain and delusion is the chief cause of its birth. If you add the word Samsara to the second half of the verse it will mean Attachment to the alities is the cause of Samsara through births in good and evil wombs. Good wombs (Sat Yoni) are those of the gods and the like evil wombs (Asat Yoni) are those of lower animals. The human womb is partly good and partly evil on account of mixed Karmas. Purushah prakritisthah Purusha (the soul) seated in Prakriti (Nature). This is Avidya (ignorance). Attachment to the alities of Nature is Kama (desire). Avidya and Kama are the cause of Samsara. Jnana (wisdom) and Vairagya (dispassion) will destroy ignorance and desire. (Cf. XIV.5XV.7)
Word by word
पुरुषः Purusha प्रकृतिस्थः seated in Prakriti हि indeed भुङक्ते enjoys प्रकृतिजान् born of Prakriti गुणान् alities कारणम् the cause गुणसङ्गः attachment to the Gunas अस्य of his सदसद्योनिजन्मसु of birth in good and evil wombs.