Sanskrit · Devanagari
सर्वभूतेषु येनैकं भावमव्ययमीक्षते। अविभक्तं विभक्तेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि सात्त्विकम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
sarvabhūteṣu yenaikaṃ bhāvamavyayamīkṣate avibhaktaṃ vibhakteṣu tajjñānaṃ viddhi sāttvikam
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Know that knowledge to be good, by which (a man) sees one entity, inexhaustible, and not different in all things (apparently) different (from one another).
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।18.20।। --,सर्वभूतेषु अव्यक्तादिस्थावरान्तेषु भूतेषु येन ज्ञानेन एकं भावं वस्तु -- भावशब्दः वस्तुवाची? एकम् आत्मवस्तु इत्यर्थः अव्ययं न व्येति स्वात्मना स्वधर्मेण वा? कूटस्थम् इत्यर्थः ईक्षते पश्यति येन झानेन? तं च भावम् अविभक्तं प्रतिदेहं विभक्तेषु देहभेदेषु न विभक्तं तत् आत्मवस्तु? व्योमवत् निरन्तरमित्यर्थः तत् ज्ञानं साक्षात् सम्यग्दर्शनम् अद्वैतात्मविषयं सात्त्विकं विद्धि इति।।यानि द्वैतदर्शनानि तानि असम्यग्भूतानि राजसानि तामसानि च इति न साक्षात् संसारोच्छित्तये भवन्ति --,
d25796bdc9ca…Rāmānuja
18.20 The self (Atman), which is of the form of knowledge, is alike and uniform, though distinct, in all beings, even though they may externally, and from the point of view of duty, be distinguished as Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, householders, celibates, fair, tall etc. The immutable selves in all these perishing forms or bodies are unaffected by the fruits of actions. Such knowledge of the immutability of the self in all changing beings, is Sattvika.
c5d14051f405…Swami Sivananda
18.20 सर्वभूतेषु in all beings? येन by which? एकम् one? भावम् reality? अव्ययम् indestructible? ईक्षते (one) sees? अविभक्तम् inseparable? विभक्तेषु in the separated? तत् that? ज्ञानम् knowledge? विद्धि know? सात्त्विकम् Sattvic (pure).Commentary That knowledge that sees no difference in all objects that are perceived? is pure. The seer beholds the one allpervading imperishable substance or essence behind the seeming diversity of the objects. He beholds unity in diversity? one in many? all in one. He sees that all the diverse objects are rooted in the One.Bhavam Reality The One Self.Sarvabhuteshu In all beings From the Unmanifested down to the insentient and unmoving objects.Avyayam Indestructible inexhaustible unchangeable that which cannot be exhausted either in itself or in its properties immutable.Just as the ether is indivisible? so also the Self is indivisible. The Self is the same in all bodies. It is the common consciousness in all bodies. It is not different in different bodies. It is one homogeneous indivisible essence or substance in all bodies? in all beings. Know thou? O Arjuna? this direct and right perception of the nondual Self as Sattvic (pure). (Cf.IV.35VI.29XIII.16?28XVIII.30)
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