18.20 सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते।अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्
sarva
Word meanings
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).
18.22 यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्
yat
Word meanings
yat—which;tu—but;kṛitsna-vat—as if it encompasses the whole;ekasmin—in single;kārye—action;saktam—engrossed;ahaitukam—without a reason;atattva-artha-vat—not based on truth;alpam—fragmental;cha—and;tat—that;tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance;udāhṛitam—is said to be
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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That [instrument-of-knowledge], because of which one, not realizing the whole, gets indulged without reason in a particular activity, and which is unconcerned with the real nature of things and is insignificant—that is declared to be of the Tamas (Strand).
But that which clings blindly to one idea as if it were all, without logic, truth or insight, that has its origin in Darkness.
But that knowledge is declared to be Tamasika which clings to one single act as if it were the whole, which is not founded on reason, and which is untrue and insignificant.
But that (knowledge) is said to be born of tamas which is confined to one form as though it were all, which is irrational, not concern with truth and trivial.
But that which clings to one single effect as if it were the whole, without reason, without foundation in Truth, and trivial–that is declared to be Tamasic (dark).
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.21 पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्
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pṛithaktvena—unconnected;tu—however;yat—which;jñānam—knowledge;nānā-bhāvān—manifold entities;pṛithak-vidhān—of diversity;vetti—consider;sarveṣhu—in all;bhūteṣhu—living entities;tat—that;jñānam—knowledge;viddhi—know;rājasam—in the mode of passion
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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 considers the varied natures of different sorts in all beings as truly distinct—that is regarded to be of the Rajas strand.
The knowledge which thinks of the manifold existence in all beings as separate - that comes from Passion.
But that knowledge which sees all beings, by reason of their individuality, as entities of distinct nature - know that knowledge to be Rajasika.
But know that knowledge to be originating from rajas which, amidst all things, apprehends the different entities of various kinds as distinct [As possessing distinct selves.].
But that knowledge which sees in all beings various entities of distinct kinds as different from one another–know thou that knowledge to be Rajasic (passionate).
