Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 21 (18.21)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान् पृथग्विधान्
वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्
॥ 18.21 ॥
pṛthaktvena tu yajjñānaṃ nānābhāvān pṛthagvidhān
vetti sarveṣu bhūteṣu tajjñānaṃ viddhi rājasam
Translation
"But the knowledge that knows the many different kinds of existence in all beings as separate — know that to be rajasic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. pṛthaktvena tu bhedena pratiśarīram anyatvena.
Acharya Ramanuja. brāhmaṇādyākārapṛthaktvena ātmākhyān api bhāvān nānābhūtān — regarding even the selves as separate because of differences of form such as brahmin; sitadīrghādipṛthaktvena — by differences such as fair or tall.
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