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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 18

Liberation Through Surrender

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः

jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ parijñātā tri-vidhā karma-chodanā karaṇaṁ karma karteti tri-vidhaḥ karma-saṅgrahaḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.18 mean?

Knowledge, the knower, and the object of knowledge are the three incentives to action; and the act, the actor, and the instrument are the threefold constituents.

Word-by-word meaning

jñānam—knowledge · jñeyam—the object of knowledge · parijñātā—the knower · tri-vidhā—three factors · karma-chodanā—factors that induce action · karaṇam—the instrumens of action · karma—the act · kartā—the doer · iti—thus · tri-vidhaḥ—threefold · karma-saṅgrahaḥ—constituents of action

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