Bhagavad Gita 13.17
ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते। ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्।।13.18।।
jyotiṣāmapi tajjyotistamasaḥ paramucyate। jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ jñānagamyaṃ hṛdi sarvasya viṣṭhitam।।13.18।।
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- ज्योतिषाम्
- of lights/luminaries (e.g., sun, moon, stars)
- अपि
- even/also
- तत्
- that
- ज्योतिः
- light
- तमसः
- than darkness
- परम्
- beyond/supreme
- उच्यते
- is said/is called
- ज्ञानम्
- knowledge
- ज्ञेयम्
- the object/goal of knowledge, the knowable
- ज्ञानगम्यम्
- that which is to be attained/reached through knowledge
- हृदि
- in the heart
- सर्वस्य
- of all (beings)
- विष्ठितम्
- situated/established/abiding
Commentary
17. The Light even of lights, That is said to be beyond darkness. Knowledge, the Knowable, the Goal of knowledge, (It) is implanted in the heart of every one.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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ज्योतिषाम्
अपि
तत्
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तमसः
परम्
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ज्ञानम्
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