Mūla — the verse
Gita Press numberingअध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्।
एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोन्यथा
adhyātma-jñāna-nityatvaṁ tattva-jñānārtha-darśhanam
etaj jñānam iti proktam ajñānaṁ yad ato ’nyathā
Anuṣṭubh
Translation
Swami Gambhīrānanda · follows Śaṅkara-bhāṣyaSteadfastness in the knowledge of the Self, contemplation on the Goal of the knowledge of Reality—this is spoken of as Knowledge. Ignorance is that which is other than this.
हिन्दी अनुवाद — Swami Tejomayānanda
अध्यात्मज्ञान में नित्यत्व अर्थात् स्थिरता तथा तत्त्वज्ञान के अर्थ रूप परमात्मा का दर्शन, यह सब तो ज्ञान कहा गया है, और जो इससे विपरीत है, वह अज्ञान है।।
Pronunciation — Vaamshii
from Vaamshiiअध्यात् मज्ञान नित्यत् वम्
तत् त्वज्ञानार् थ दर्शनम्
एतज् ज्ञान मितिप् रोक्तम्
अज्ञा नय्ँ यद तोऽन्य था
॥ ११ ॥
Read each split group as one breath-unit; hyphens join pādas kept whole for the meter or a compound word. Symbols: # upadhmānīya (visarga before p/ph), % jihvāmūlīya (visarga before k/kh), ऽ avagraha (an elided a). Full method →
Word by word
padārthaadhyātmaspiritual
jñānaknowledge
nityatvamconstancy
tattva-jñānaknowledge of spiritual principles
arthafor
darśhanamphilosophy
etatall this
jñānamknowledge
itithus
proktamdeclared
ajñānamignorance
yatwhat
ataḥto this
anyathācontrary
Themes
from The Thematic Companion to the Bhagavad GītāMeaning — Questions & Solutions
from Q&A with KnA13.11With what does the definition of Knowledge culminate — and what is everything else called?
Steadfastness in the knowledge of the Self, contemplation on the Goal of the knowledge of Reality—this is spoken of as Knowledge. Ignorance is that which is other than this.
The verse itself, in Swami Gambhīrānanda's rendering, is the answer. For reasoned solutions to knotty verses, browse the Q&A index.