Verse 18.21

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान् ।

वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम् ॥

18.21

Transliteration

pṛthaktvena tu yajjñānaṃ nānābhāvānpṛthagvidhān |

vetti sarveṣu bhūteṣu tajjñānaṃ viddhi rājasam ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

But that knowledge which sees in all beings various entities of distinct kinds as different from one another know thou that knowledge to be Rajasic.

From the owner's sheet · +1 more

Word by word

as separate
but
which
knowledge
manifold entities
of distinct kinds

knows
in all
beings
that
knowledge
know
as rajasic

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

Rajasic knowledge sees in all beings only separate entities of many kinds, each apart from the others. This is a view of the world as a collection of distinct things with no deeper unity. It is not wholly false, since differences are real, but it misses what connects them. Such knowledge tends to support competition and possession, because others appear as separate interests to be dealt with rather than as sharing a common ground.

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08