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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 19

Liberation Through Surrender

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.19 mean?

Knowledge, action, and the doer are each declared to be of three kinds according to the distinction of the gunas, as stated in the science of the gunas. Hear of these also as they truly are.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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