Mūla — the verse
Gita Press numberingज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञाता त्रिविधा कर्मचोदना।
करणं कर्म कर्तेति त्रिविधः कर्मसंग्रहः
jñānaṁ jñeyaṁ parijñātā tri-vidhā karma-chodanā
karaṇaṁ karma karteti tri-vidhaḥ karma-saṅgrahaḥ
Anuṣṭubh
Translation
Swami Gambhīrānanda · follows Śaṅkara-bhāṣyaKnowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower—these are the threefold inducements to action. The comprehension of actions comes under three heads: the instruments, the object, and the subject.
हिन्दी अनुवाद — Swami Tejomayānanda
ज्ञान, ज्ञेय और परिज्ञाता ये त्रिविध कर्म प्रेरक हैं, और, करण, कर्म. कर्ता ये त्रिविध कर्म संग्रह हैं।।
Pronunciation — Vaamshii
from Vaamshiiज्ञानञ् ज्ञेयम् परिज्ञा ता
त्रिविधा कर्म चोदना
करणङ् कर्म कर्तेति
त्रिविध% कर्म सङ्ग्रहः
॥ १८ ॥
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
padārthajñānamknowledge
jñeyamthe object of knowledge
parijñātāthe knower
tri-vidhāthree factors
karma-chodanāfactors that induce action
karaṇamthe instrumens of action
karmathe act
kartāthe doer
itithus
tri-vidhaḥthreefold
karma-saṅgrahaḥconstituents of action
Themes
from The Thematic Companion to the Bhagavad GītāMeaning — Questions & Solutions
from Q&A with KnA18.18What is the threefold impeller of action — and its threefold basis?
Knowledge, the object of knowledge, and the knower—these are the threefold inducements to action. The comprehension of actions comes under three heads: the instruments, the object, and the subject.
The verse itself, in Swami Gambhīrānanda's rendering, is the answer. For reasoned solutions to knotty verses, browse the Q&A index.