{"chapter_id":18,"chapter_number":18,"chapter_title":"Moksha Sanyasa Yoga","id":642,"verse_number":19,"verse_order":642,"text":"ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ता च त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः।प्रोच्यते गुणसंख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि।।18.19।।","transliteration":"jñānaṁ karma cha kartā cha tridhaiva guṇa-bhedataḥ\nprochyate guṇa-saṅkhyāne yathāvach chhṛiṇu tāny api\n","word_meanings":{"jñānam":"knowledge","karma":"action","cha":"also","kartā":"doer","tridhā":"of three kinds","eva":"certainly","guṇa-bhedataḥ":"distinguished according to the three modes of material nature","prochyate":"are declared","guṇa-saṅkhyāne":"Sānkhya philosophy, which describes the modes of material nature","yathā-vat":"as they are","śhṛiṇu":"listen","tāni":"them","api":"also"},"translation":"Knowledge, action, and the doer are declared in Sankhya philosophy to be of three kinds, distinguished by the modes of nature. Hear of them now.","simple_meaning":"Krishna prepares to explain how knowledge, action, and the agent are each divided into three types by the gunas.","commentary":"Sankhya categorizes material reality. Krishna invokes this science to systematically dismantle how sattva, rajas, and tamas condition our perception, deeds, and ego.","theme":"Categorization by the three gunas","life_application":"Examine your mindset, work, and identity to recognize which underlying quality—goodness, passion, or ignorance—is currently driving your life."}