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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 13 · Kṣetra Kṣetrajña Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 13.18
Lesson 507 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Field, knower, nature and consciousness. How does distinguishing the field from its knower change self-understanding?

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Shloka · Devanagari

ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं ज्ञानगम्यं हृदि सर्वस्य विष्ठितम्॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyatejñānaṁ jñeyaṁ jñāna-gamyaṁ hṛidi sarvasya viṣhṭhitam

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Sandhi-vicheda

jyotiṣhām+api+tat+jyotiḥ+tamasaḥ+param+uchyate+jñānam+jñeyam+jñāna-gamyam+hṛidi+sarvasya+viṣhṭhitam

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Meaning of each word

jyotiṣhāmsource form
in all luminarie
apisource form
and
tatsource form
that
jyotiḥsource form
the source of light
tamasaḥsource form
the darkness
paramsource form
beyond
uchyatesource form
is said (to be)
jñānamsource form
knowledge
jñeyamsource form
the object of knowledge
jñāna-gamyamsource form
the goal of knowledge
hṛidisource form
within the heart
sarvasyasource form
of all living beings
viṣhṭhitamsource form
dwells
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

(13.18।। -- ज्योतिषाम् आदित्यादीनामपि तत् ज्ञेयं ज्योतिः। आत्मचैतन्यज्योतिषा इद्धानि हि आदित्यादीनि ज्योतींषि दीप्यन्ते? येन सूर्यस्तपति तेजसेद्धः तस्य भासा सर्वमिदं विभाति (श्वे0 उ0 6।14) इत्यादिश्रुतिभ्यः स्मृतेश्च इहैव -- यदादित्यगतं तेजः इत्यादेः। तमसः अज्ञानात् परम् अस्पृष्टम् उच्यते। ज्ञानादेः दुःसंपादनबुद्ध्या प्राप्तावसादस्य उत्तम्भनार्थमाह -- ज्ञानम् अमानित्वादि ज्ञेयम् ज्ञेयं यत् तत् प्रवक्ष्यामि (गीता 13।12) इत्यादिना उक्तम् ज्ञानगम्यम् ज्ञेयमेव ज्ञातं सत् ज्ञानफलमिति ज्ञानगम्यमुच्यते ज्ञायमानं तु ज्ञेयम्। तत् एतत् त्रयमपि हृदि बुद्धौ सर्वस्य प्राणिजातस्य विष्ठितं विशेषेण स्थिम्। तत्रैव हि त्रयं विभाव्यते।।यथोक्तार्थोपसंहारार्थः अयं श्लोकः आरभ्यते --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 13.18
Course position507 / 701
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