18.17 यस्य नाहंकृतो भावो बुद्धिर्यस्य न लिप्यते।हत्वापि स इमाँल्लोकान्न हन्ति न निबध्यते
yasya n
Word meanings
yasya—whose;na ahankṛitaḥ—free from the ego of being the doer;bhāvaḥ—nature;buddhiḥ—intellect;yasya—whose;na lipyate—unattached;hatvā—slay;api—even;saḥ—they;imān—this;lokān—living beings;na—neither;hanti—kill;na—nor;nibadhyate—get bound
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
He whose mental disposition is not dominated by the sense of 'I', and whose intellect is not stained—he, even if he slays these worlds, does not [really] slay any and is not fettered.
He who has no pride, and whose intellect is unalloyed by attachment, even though he kill these people, yet he does not kill them, and his act does not bind him.
He who is free from the notion 'I am the doer,' and whose understanding is not tainted - slays not, though he slays all these men, nor is he bound.
He who has not the feeling of egoism, whose intellect is not tainted, he does not kill, nor does he become bound-even by killing these creatures!
He who is ever free from the egoistic notion, whose intelligence is not tainted by (good or evil), though he slays these people, he slayeth not, nor is he bound (by the action).
18.19 ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि
jñānaṃ karma ca kartā ca tridha
Word meanings
jñānam—knowledge;karma—action;cha—and;kartā—doer;cha—also;tridhā—of three kinds;eva—certainly;guṇa-bhedataḥ—distinguished according to the three modes of material nature;prochyate—are declared;guṇa-saṅkhyāne—Sānkhya philosophy, which describes the modes of material nature;yathā-vat—as they are;śhṛiṇu—listen;tāni—them;api—also
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
The instrument of knowledge, the object, and the agent are just three kinds due to the differences in the strands—thus it is declared in enumerating the strands. You must also listen to these [from Me] as they are.
The knowledge, the act and the doer differ according to the Qualities. Listen to this too:
Knowledge, act and agent are declared in the science of Gunas to be of three kinds, according to the difference in the Gunas. Listen about them also as they are.
Knowledge, action and agent are stated in the teaching about the gunas to be only of three kinds according to the differences of the gunas. Hear about them also as they are.
Knowledge, action and the actor are declared in the science of the Gunas (the Sankhya philosophy) to be of three kinds only, according to the distinction of the Gunas. Hear them also duly.
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.18 ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः
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Word meanings
jñānam—knowledge;jñeyam—the object of knowledge;parijñātā—the knower;tri-vidhā—three factors;karma-chodanā—factors that induce action;karaṇam—the instrumens of action;karma—the act;kartā—the doer;iti—thus;tri-vidhaḥ—threefold;karma-saṅgrahaḥ—constituents of action
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
Translation stream
The instrument of knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knowing subject—the prompting in action, consisting of these threefold elements—is the proper grasping of action with threefold elements, namely, the instrument, the object, and the agent.
Knowledge, the knower and the object of knowledge, these are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor and the instrument are the threefold constituents.
Knowledge, object of knowledge and the knower are the threefold incitements to action. The instrument, the act and the agent are the threefold constituents of action.
Knowledge, the object the knowledge and the knower-this is the threefold inducement to action. The comprehension of actions comes under three heads-the instruments, the object and the subject.
Knowledge, the knowable and the knower form the threefold impulse to action; the organ, the action and the agent form the threefold basis of action.
