Sanskrit · Devanagari
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्। अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
yattu kṛtsnavadekasminkārye saktamahaitukam atattvārthavadalpaṃ ca tattāmasamudāhṛtam
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882which clings to one created (thing) only as everything which is devoid of reason devoid of real principle
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।18.22।। --,यत् (तु गी0 में) ज्ञानं कृत्स्नवत् समस्तवत् सर्वविषयमिव एकस्मिन् कार्ये देहे बहिर्वा प्रतिमादौ सक्तम् एतावानेव आत्मा ईश्वरो वा? न अतः परम् अस्ति इति? यथा नग्नक्षपणकादीनां शरीरान्तर्वर्ती देहपरिमाणो जीवः? ईश्वरो वा पाषाणदार्वादिमात्रम्? इत्येवम् एकस्मिन् कार्ये सक्तम्? अहैतुकं हेतुवर्जितं निर्युक्तिकम्? अतत्त्वार्थवत् अयथाभूतार्थवत्? यथाभूतः अर्थः तत्त्वार्थः? सः अस्य ज्ञेयभूतः अस्तीति तत्त्वार्थवत्? न तत्त्वार्थवत् अतत्त्वार्थवत् अहैतुकत्वादेव अल्पं च? अल्पविषयत्वात् अल्पफलत्वाद्वा। तत् तामसम् उदाहृतम्। तामसानां हि प्राणिनाम् अविवेकिनाम् ईदृशं ज्ञानं दृश्यते।।अथ इदानीं कर्मणः त्रैविध्यम् उच्यते --,
e75d0ca300f7…Rāmānuja
18.22 But that knowledge which clings to a 'single type of act' as what ought to be done, viz., act in the form of the worship of ghosts or evil spirits yielding very small fruits, as if it yielded all fruits; that work 'not founded on any reason for having attachment,' because it is not a source of all fruits; 'untrue' because it is based on a false view of things such as seeing differentiation in the nature of the Atman; 'insignificant', because the worship of ghosts and evil spirits yields poor results - for such reasons knowledge of this kind is declared to be Tamasika. After having thus classified the threefold division of knowledge relating to work according to Gunas in respect of a person who is alified for work, Sri Krsna explains the triple division of the acts that ought to be done, according to Gunas.
a8d27626994a…Swami Sivananda
18.22 यत् which? तु but? कृत्स्नवत् as if it were the whole? एकस्मिन् one single? कार्ये to effect? सक्तम् attached? अहैतुकम् without reason? अतत्त्वार्थवत् without foundation in Truth? अल्पम् trivial? च and? तत् that?,तामसम् Tamasic (dark)? उदाहृतम् is declared.Commentary The knowledge which regards that each and every object or being exists by itself and is perfect by itself? is Tamasic.One single effect Such as the body? thinking it to be the Self? or an idol? taking it for God? and thinking that there is nothing higher than that.The naked Jains consider that the soul which dwells in the body is of the same size as that of the body. Some regard that Isvara is a mere piece of stone or wood. Such knowledge is really not based on reason. It does not see things in their true light. It is narrow (Alpam) as it is not founded on reason. It produces very small results too. It extends over a limited area and is not allcomprehensive. This knowledge is said to be Tamasic? as it is found in Tamasic persons who are devoid of the power of discrimination.
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