Bhagavad Gita · 18.18
॥
Devanāgarī
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना ।
करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसङ्ग्रहः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ parijñātā tri-vidhā karma-codanā |
karaṇaṁ karma karteti tri-vidhaḥ karma-saṅgrahaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
ज्ञानम् ज्ञेयम्jñānam jñeyamknowledge, the object of knowledge.
परिज्ञाताparijñātāand the knower.
त्रिविधाtri-vidhāthreefold.
कर्मचोदनाkarma-codanāthe impulse (codanā) to action (karma).
करणम्karaṇamthe instruments.
कर्मkarmathe action.
कर्ता इतिkartā itiand the doer.
त्रिविधःtri-vidhaḥthreefold.
कर्मसङ्ग्रहःkarma-saṅgrahaḥthe sum (saṅgrahaḥ) of action.
Translation
“Knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower — these are the three components that impel action. The instruments, the action itself, and the doer — these are the three constituents of action.”
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