BG 18.19
ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः
प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि
jñānaṃ karma ca kartā ca
tridhaiva guṇabhedataḥ
procyate guṇasaṃkhyāne
yathāvac chṛṇu tāny api
SYNONYMS
jñānam: Knowledge | karma: act | ca: and | kartā: agent | ca 2: also | tridhā: of three kinds | eva: are declared | guṇa-bhedataḥ: according to the difference in the Gunas | procyate: are declared | guṇa-saṅkhyāne: in the science of Gunas | yathā-vat: as they are | śṛṇu: Listen | tāni: about them | api: also |
TRANSLATION
Knowledge, act and agent are declared in the science of Gunas to be of three kinds, according to the difference in the Gunas. Listen about them also as they are.
PURPORT
The knowledge of action which ought to be done, the act to be performed, and the performer of the act are threefold, each of them being divided in accordance with Sattva etc., Listen about these, which are differentiated according to the Gunas.