Gita Verse 18.19

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 19

Sanskrit Verse

ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।

Transliteration

jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥ

prochyate guṇa-saṅkhyāne yathāvach chhṛiṇu tāny api

Word meanings

jñānam—knowledge; karma—action; cha—and; kartā—doer; cha—also; tridhā—of three kinds; eva—certainly; guṇa-bhedataḥ—distinguished according to the three modes of material nature; prochyate—are declared; guṇa-saṅkhyāne—Sānkhya philosophy, which describes the modes of material nature; yathā-vat—as they are; śhṛiṇu—listen; tāni—them; api—also

Swami Sivananda's translation

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.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18