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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 12

The Field and the Knower of the Field

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा

adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanam etaj jñānam iti proktam ajñānaṁ yad ato ’nyathā

What does Bhagavad Gita 13.12 mean?

Constancy in knowledge of the Self, and contemplation directed toward the goal of knowledge of Reality — this is declared to be knowledge, and what is contrary to this is ignorance.

Word-by-word meaning

adhyātma—spiritual · jñāna—knowledge · nityatvam—constancy · tattva-jñāna—knowledge of spiritual principles · artha—for · darśhanam—philosophy · etat—all this · jñānam—knowledge · iti—thus · proktam—declared · ajñānam—ignorance · yat—what · ataḥ—to this · anyathā—contrary

soulwisdomdesireignorancesacrifice

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