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ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।
jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥ prochyate guṇa-saṅkhyāne yathāvach chhṛiṇu tāny api
The knowledge, the action, and the doer differ according to their qualities. Listen to this as well.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| 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 |
The three alities overpower the whole of creation with their special nature and bring it entirely under their control. The nature of action, the actor and his knowledge are threefold according to the Gunas that is predominant.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Follow the great recapitulation through renunciation, action, knowledge, duty, devotion, refuge and Sañjaya’s conclusion.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaKnowledge, 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.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaKnowledge, action, and agent are declared in the science of the Gunas to be of three kinds, according to the difference in the Gunas. Listen to them also as they are.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThe three alities overpower the whole of creation with their special nature and bring it entirely under their control. The nature of action, the actor and his knowledge are threefold according to the Gunas that is predominant.
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