Bhagavad Gita 18.19 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Knowing, doing and doers come in three kinds.”
What it means
“Knowledge, action and the doer each come in three kinds, according to the three moods of nature. Hear about them.”
The original Sanskrit
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ताच त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः । प्रोच्यते गुणसङ्ख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि ॥
jñānaṃ karma ca kartāca tridhaiva guṇabhedataḥ procyate guṇasaṅkhyāne yathāvacchṛṇu tānyapi
Translations
Literal translation
Knowledge, action and agent are stated in the teaching about the gunas to be only of three kinds according to the differences of the gunas. Hear about them also as they are.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
ज्ञान, कर्म और कर्ता भी गुणों के भेद से सांख्यशास्त्र (गुणसंख्याने) में त्रिविध ही कहे गये हैं; उनको भी तुम मुझ से यथावत् श्रवण करो।
Swami Tejomayananda
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