The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 6.40.18
Mahābhārata 6.40.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.40.18
jñānaṃ jñeyaṃ parijñātā trividhā karmacodanā |
karaṇaṃ karma karteti trividhaḥ karmasaṃgrahaḥ || 18 ||
Knowledge, the known and the knower form the threefold cause of action. The instrument, the object and the agent are the threefold basis of action.
Translations (2)
- Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita — Swami Swarupananda 1909, English
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Commentaries (1)
- Bhāratabhāvadīpa — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Bhagavadgītā — Vyāsa, Sanskrit
- Vulgate (700 verses) — Sanskrit