18.18 ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः
jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ parijñātā trividhā karma
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
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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.
18.20 सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्
sarva
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sarva-bhūteṣhu—within all living beings;yena—by which;ekam—one;bhāvam—nature;avyayam—imperishable;īkṣhate—one sees;avibhaktam—undivided;vibhakteṣhu—in diversity;tat—that;jñānam—knowledge;viddhi—understand;sāttvikam—in the mode of goodness
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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That instrument of knowledge, by means of which one perceives the singular, immutable existence in all beings, the unclassified among the classified ones—that you must know to be born of the Sattva (Strand).
That knowledge which sees the One Indestructible in all beings, the One Indivisible in all separate lives, may be truly called Pure Knowledge.
Know that Knowledge to be Sattvika by which one sees in all beings, one immutable existence undivided in the divided.
Know that knowledge to be originating from sattva through which one sees a single, undecaying, undivided Entity in all the diversified things.
That by which one sees the one indestructible Reality in all beings, not separate in all the separate beings–know thou that knowledge to be Sattwic (pure).
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.19 ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि
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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
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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.
