Bhagavad Gita 13.11
अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा।।
adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanam etaj jñānam iti proktam ajñānaṁ yad ato ’nyathā
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| adhyātma | adhyātma | spiritual |
| jñāna | jñāna | knowledge |
| nityatvam | nityatvam | constancy |
| tattva-jñāna | tattva-jñāna | knowledge of spiritual principles |
| artha | artha | for |
| darśhanam | darśhanam | philosophy |
| etat | etat | all this |
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| iti | iti | thus |
| proktam | proktam | declared |
| ajñānam | ajñānam | ignorance |
| yat | yat | what |
| ataḥ | ataḥ | to this |
| anyathā | anyathā | contrary |
Constancy in Self-knowledge, the perception of the end of true knowledge—this is declared to be knowledge, and what is opposed to it is ignorance.
अध्यात्मज्ञान में नित्यत्व अर्थात् स्थिरता तथा तत्त्वज्ञान के अर्थ रूप परमात्मा का दर्शन, यह सब तो ज्ञान कहा गया है, और जो इससे विपरीत है, वह अज्ञान है।।