ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।
करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः।।18.18।।
Verse Audio
jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ parijñātā tri-vidhā karma-chodanā
karaṇaṁ karma karteti tri-vidhaḥ karma-saṅgrahaḥ
Core Philosophical Concepts
five causes of action
non-doership insight
agency analysis
knowledge-action-agent triad
metaphysical accountability
Word-by-Word Meanings
jñānam (jñānam) — knowledge; jñeyam (jñeyam) — the object of knowledge; parijñātā (parijñātā) — the knower; tri-vidhā (tri-vidhā) — three factors; karma-chodanā (karma-chodanā) — factors that induce action; karaṇam (karaṇam) — the instrumens of action; karma (karma) — the act; kartā (kartā) — the doer; iti (iti) — thus; tri-vidhaḥ (tri-vidhaḥ) — threefold; karma-saṅgrahaḥ (karma-saṅgrahaḥ) — constituents of action;
Translation (English)
Knowledge, the knowable, and the knower form the threefold impulse for action; the organ, the action, and the agent form the threefold basis of action.
Translation (Hindi)
।।18.18।। ज्ञान, ज्ञेय और परिज्ञाता ये त्रिविध कर्म प्रेरक हैं, और, करण, कर्म. कर्ता ये त्रिविध कर्म संग्रह हैं।।
Verse Summary(English)
Knowledge, the knowable, and the knower form the threefold impulse for action; the organ, the action, and the agent form the threefold basis of action. It analyzes causality, agency, and guna-based quality in knowledge, action, and the doer.
Verse Summary(Hindi)
ज्ञान, ज्ञेय और परिज्ञाता ये त्रिविध कर्म प्रेरक हैं, और, करण, कर्म. कर्ता ये त्रिविध कर्म संग्रह हैं।। इस प्रसंग में कर्म के पाँच कारण और अकर्तापन की सूक्ष्म समझ प्रस्तुत की गई है।