Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 18.21

Sanskrit

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान्।वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्।।18.21।।

pṛithaktvena tu yaj jñānaṁ nānā-bhāvān pṛithag-vidhān vetti sarveṣhu bhūteṣhu taj jñānaṁ viddhi rājasam

Meaning

Knowledge driven by ego fragments reality into separate parts, obscuring interconnection. True insight requires seeing how all elements relate within a unified whole.

Translation

But know that knowledge to originate from rajas, which amidst all things apprehends the different entities of various kinds as distinct [as possessing distinct selves].

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: