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Bhagavad Gita 18.18

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।

jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ parijñātā tri-vidhā karma-chodanā karaṇaṁ karma karteti tri-vidhaḥ karma-saṅgrahaḥ

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
jñānamjñānamknowledge
jñeyamjñeyamthe object of knowledge
parijñātāparijñātāthe knower
tri-vidhātri-vidhāthree factors
karma-chodanākarma-chodanāfactors that induce action
karaṇamkaraṇamthe instrumens of action
karmakarmathe act
kartākartāthe doer
itiitithus
tri-vidhaḥtri-vidhaḥthreefold
karma-saṅgrahaḥkarma-saṅgrahaḥconstituents of action

Knowledge, the knowable, and the knower form the threefold impulse for action; the organ, the action, and the agent form the threefold basis of action.

ज्ञान, ज्ञेय और परिज्ञाता ये त्रिविध कर्म प्रेरक हैं, और, करण, कर्म. कर्ता ये त्रिविध कर्म संग्रह हैं।।