Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 21
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 21
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।
वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्॥
Transliteration
Prithaktvena tu yaj-jnanam nana-bhavan prithag-vidhan
Vetti sarveshu bhuteshu taj-jnanam viddhi rajasam
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
पृथक्त्वेनprithaktvenaas separate
यत् ज्ञानम्yat jnanamthat knowledge which
नानाभावान्nana-bhavanmanifold entities
पृथग्विधान्prithag-vidhanof different types
वेत्तिvettiknows
सर्वेषु भूतेषुsarveshu bhuteshuin all beings
राजसम्rajasamrajasic
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
जो ज्ञान सब भूतों में अलग-अलग नाना प्रकार के भावों को पृथक् रूप से जानता है — उस ज्ञान को राजसिक जानो।
English Translation
That knowledge which sees in all beings various distinct entities of different types, as separate from one another — know that knowledge to be rajasic.
Commentary (टीका)
Rajasic knowledge perceives only diversity without unity. Seeing each being as fundamentally separate and different reflects a fragmented worldview. While this knowledge recognizes multiplicity, it misses the underlying oneness that connects all of existence.