Shloka 7

Śānti-parva 206: Guṇa-hetu Moha, Kāma-krodha Chain, Indriya-utpatti, and Nirodha

Devanagari script

फल कर्मात्मकं विद्यात्‌ कर्म ज्ञेयात्मकं तथा । ज्ञेयं ज्ञानात्मकं विद्याज्ज्ञानं सदसदात्मकम्‌,इस प्रकार फलको कर्मस्वरूप समझे। कर्मको जाननेमें आनेवाले पदार्थोंका रूप समझे और ज्ञेयको ज्ञानरूप समझे तथा ज्ञानका स्वरूप कार्य और कारण जाने

Transliteration

phalaṁ karmātmakaṁ vidyāt karma jñeyātmakaṁ tathā | jñeyaṁ jñānātmakaṁ vidyāj jñānaṁ sad-asad-ātmakam ||

Translation

ଭୀଷ୍ମ କହିଲେ—ଫଳକୁ କର୍ମସ୍ୱରୂପ ବୋଲି ଜାଣ; କର୍ମକୁ ଜ୍ଞେୟ—ଜାଣିବାଯୋଗ୍ୟ ବିଷୟମାନଙ୍କ—ସ୍ୱରୂପ ବୋଲି ବୁଝ; ଏବଂ ଜ୍ଞେୟକୁ ଜ୍ଞାନସ୍ୱରୂପ ବୋଲି ଜାଣ। ଜ୍ଞାନ ସତ୍-ଅସତ୍—କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ-କାରଣ, ପ୍ରକଟ-ଅପ୍ରକଟ—ଦୁହିଁ ସହିତ ସମ୍ବନ୍ଧିତ ଦ୍ୱିବିଧ ସ୍ୱଭାବର।

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फलम्fruit/result

कर्मात्मकम्having the nature of action

विद्यात्should know

कर्मaction

ज्ञेयात्मकम्having the nature of the knowable

तथाlikewise/so

ज्ञेयम्the knowable (object of knowledge)

ज्ञानात्मकम्having the nature of knowledge

विद्यात्should know

ज्ञानम्knowledge

सत्-असत्-आत्मकम्having the nature of being and non-being (real and unreal)

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