Bhagavad Gita 18.19
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।
jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥ prochyate guṇa-saṅkhyāne yathāvach chhṛiṇu tāny api
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| karma | karma | action |
| cha | cha | and |
| kartā | kartā | doer |
| cha | cha | also |
| tridhā | tridhā | of three kinds |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| guṇa-bhedataḥ | guṇa-bhedataḥ | distinguished according to the three modes of material nature |
| prochyate | prochyate | are declared |
| guṇa-saṅkhyāne | guṇa-saṅkhyāne | Sānkhya philosophy, which describes the modes of material nature |
| yathā-vat | yathā-vat | as they are |
| śhṛiṇu | śhṛiṇu | listen |
| tāni | tāni | them |
| api | api | also |
Knowledge, action, and actor are declared in the science of the Gunas (Sankhya philosophy) to be of three kinds only, according to the distinction of the Gunas. Of these, hear duly.
ज्ञान, कर्म और कर्ता भी गुणों के भेद से सांख्यशास्त्र (गुणसंख्याने) में त्रिविध ही कहे गये हैं; उनको भी तुम मुझ से यथावत् श्रवण करो।।