Chapter 18, Verse 21
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्। वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।
pṛthaktvena tu yajjñānaṃ nānābhāvānpṛthagvidhān| vetti sarveṣu bhūteṣu tajjñānaṃ viddhi rājasam||18.21||
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- पृथक्त्वेन
- by separateness (as distinct, separate entities)
- तु
- but/indeed
- यत्
- which
- ज्ञानम्
- knowledge
- नानाभावान्
- diverse/manifold states or natures
- पृथग्विधान्
- of various kinds, distinct types
- वेत्ति
- knows/perceives
- सर्वेषु
- in all
- भूतेषु
- in beings/creatures
- तत्
- that
- ज्ञानम्
- knowledge
- विद्धि
- know (imperative)
- राजसम्
- as belonging to rajas (passion/activity mode)
Commentary
21. But that knowledge which by differen- tiation, sees in all the creatures various entities of distinct kinds, that knowledge know thou as Rajasic.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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पृथक्त्वेन
तु
यत्
ज्ञानम्
नानाभावान्
पृथग्विधान्
वेत्ति
सर्वेषु
भूतेषु
तत्
ज्ञानम्
विद्धि
राजसम्
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