ज्ञानम् कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधा एव गुण भेदतः
प्रोच्यते गुण सङ्ख्याने यथावत् श्रृणु तानि अपि
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदत: ।
प्रोच्यते गुणसङ्ख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि ॥१८:१९॥
gnyaanam karma cha kartaa cha tridhaiva gunabhedatah
prochyate gunasandhyaane yathaavachchhrinu taanyapi ||18:19||
gnyaanam karma cha kartaa cha tridhaa eva guna bhedatah
prochyate guna sankhyaane yathaavat shrinu taani api
Purport The knowledge, the action and the doer are distinguished in three ways based on the three characteristics mentioned in the research of the characteristics. Listen also about them as they are.
कर्म (karma) -- action; work
च (cha) -- also; and
कर्ता (kartaa) -- the doer; performer
च (cha) -- also; and
त्रिधा (tridhaa) -- in three ways
एव (eva) -- only; just; alone
गुण (guna) -- quality; characteristic
भेदतः (bhedatah) -- distinguishing; according to differences
गुण (guna) -- quality; characteristic
सङ्ख्याने (sankhyaane) -- numerical; reasoning
यथावत् (yathaavat) -- as they are
श्रृणु (shrinu) -- listen; hear
तानि (taani) -- them
अपि (api) -- even; also