Bhagavad Gita · 18.21
॥
Devanāgarī
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान् ।
वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
pṛthaktvena tu yaj jñānaṁ nānā-bhāvān pṛthag-vidhān |
vetti sarveṣu bhūteṣu taj jñānaṁ viddhi rājasam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
पृथक्त्वेन तुpṛthaktvena tubut that which is based on division.
यत् ज्ञानम्yat jñānamthat knowledge which.
नानाभावान्nānā-bhāvānthe different (nānā) natures (bhāvān).
पृथग्विधान्pṛthag-vidhānas separate kinds.
वेत्तिvettiit considers, it knows.
सर्वेषु भूतेषुsarveṣu bhūteṣuin all living beings.
तत् ज्ञानम्tat jñānamthat knowledge.
विद्धि राजसम्viddhi rājasamknow as being in the mode of passion.
Translation
“But that knowledge which makes one see in all living beings only a multitude of different, divided natures — know that such knowledge is in the mode of passion.”
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