Learn·Chapter 18 · Liberation through renunciation·Verse 19 of 78

Bhagavad Gītā 18.19, word by word

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

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In English

The knowledge, the action, and the doer differ according to their qualities. Listen to this as well.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

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.

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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