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
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| jñeyam | jñeyam | the object of knowledge |
| parijñātā | parijñātā | the knower |
| tri-vidhā | tri-vidhā | three factors |
| karma-chodanā | karma-chodanā | factors that induce action |
| karaṇam | karaṇam | the instrumens of action |
| karma | karma | the act |
| kartā | kartā | the doer |
| iti | iti | thus |
| tri-vidhaḥ | tri-vidhaḥ | threefold |
| karma-saṅgrahaḥ | karma-saṅgrahaḥ | constituents 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।।