Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 18 (18.18)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना
करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसङ्ग्रहः
॥ 18.18 ॥
jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ parijñātā trividhā karmacodanā
karaṇaṃ karma karteti trividhaḥ karmasaṅgrahaḥ
Translation
"Knowledge, the known and the knower — these are the threefold impulse to action; the instrument, the action and the doer — these are the threefold constituents of action."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. jñānaṃ jñāyate anena; parijñātā upādhilakṣaṇaḥ avidyākalpitaḥ bhoktā.
Acharya Ramanuja. jñānaṃ kartavyakarmaviṣayaṃ jñānam; ñeyaṃ ca kartavyaṃ karma (paraphrase) — what is to be done, and the one who knows it.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.