Chapter 18, Verse 20
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते। अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम्।।18.20।।
sarvabhūteṣu yenaikaṃ bhāvamavyayamīkṣate. avibhaktaṃ vibhakteṣu tajjñānaṃ viddhi sāttvikam.।18.20.।।
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- सर्वभूतेषु
- in all beings
- येन
- by which (knowledge)
- एकम्
- one (single)
- भावम्
- state of being / essence
- अव्ययम्
- imperishable, undecaying
- ईक्षते
- one sees/perceives
- अविभक्तम्
- undivided
- विभक्तेषु
- in the divided (beings)
- तत्
- that
- ज्ञानम्
- knowledge
- विद्धि
- know (imperative)
- सात्त्विकम्
- of the nature of sattva (pure/good)
Commentary
20. That by which a man sees the one Indes- tructible Reality in all beings, inseparate in the separated,—- that knowledge know thou as Sattvic.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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सर्वभूतेषु
येन
एकम्
भावम्
अव्ययम्
ईक्षते
अविभक्तम्
विभक्तेषु
तत्
ज्ञानम्
विद्धि
सात्त्विकम्
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