Bhagavad Gita · Jnana Vijnana YogaChapter 7, Shloka 2 (7.2)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
ज्ञानं तेऽहं सविज्ञानमिदं वक्ष्याम्यशेषतः
यज्ज्ञात्वा नेह भूयोऽन्यज्ज्ञातव्यमवशिष्यते
॥ 7.2 ॥
jñānaṃ te'haṃ savijñānamidaṃ vakṣyāmyaśeṣataḥ
yajjñātvā neha bhūyo'nyajjñātavyamavaśiṣyate
Translation
"I shall tell you this knowledge in full, together with realised knowledge (vijnana) — knowing which, nothing else remains here to be known."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. Sa-vijñānaṃ vijñāna-sahitaṃ svānubhava-yuktam — together with vijnana, that is, joined with one's own experience; the fruit: na iha bhūyaḥ punaḥ anyat jñātavyaṃ puruṣārtha-sādhanam avaśiṣyate … iti mat-tattva-jño yaḥ saḥ sarvajño bhavati — one who knows my essence becomes all-knowing; ato viśiṣṭa-phalatvāt durlabhaṃ jñānam.
Acharya Ramanuja — vijnana = distinguishing knowledge. Vijñānaṃ hi viviktākāra-viṣayaṃ jñānam — vijnana is the knowledge that grasps a distinct (distinguished) form: yathā ahaṃ mad-vyatiriktāt samasta-cid-acid-vastu-jātāt nikhila-heya-pratyanīkatayā anavadhikātiśaya-… -kalyāṇa-guṇa-gaṇānanta-mahā-vibhūtitayā ca vivikta… (in the corpus असख्ये — a scribal error for "asaṅkhyeya") — I am distinct (set apart and supreme) from all conscious and non-conscious things other than me, because I am opposed to all defects and possess countless auspicious qualities and infinite great glory; I shall speak of the knowledge of my own nature together with this distinguishing knowledge.
The difference (meaning of the term): Vijnana — for Shankara: experience; for Ramanuja: knowledge of the Lord's distinctiveness.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.