भगवद्गीता bhagavad-gītā - chapter-13, verse-11

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अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् ।
एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा ॥११॥

11. adhyātmajñānanityatvaṁ tattvajñānārthadarśanam ,
etajjñānamiti proktamajñānaṁ yadato'nyathā.

11. adhyātmajñānanityatvam tattvajñānārthadarśanam
etat jñānam iti proktam ajñānam yat ataḥ anyathā

11. adhyātmajñānanityatvam tattvajñānārthadarśanam etat
jñānam iti proktam yat ataḥ anyathā (tat) ajñānam

11. Constancy in the knowledge of the Self (adhyātma-jñāna) and perception of the goal of the knowledge of reality—this is declared to be true knowledge. Whatever is different from this is ignorance.

Words meanings summery:

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अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वम् (adhyātmajñānanityatvam) - constancy in the knowledge of the Self (adhyātma-jñāna) (constancy in spiritual knowledge, persistence in knowledge of the Self)

तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् (tattvajñānārthadarśanam) - perception of the purpose of the knowledge of reality, insight into the goal of truth-knowledge

एतत् (etat) - this

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

प्रोक्तम् (proktam) - declared, said, stated

अज्ञानम् (ajñānam) - ignorance, nescience

यत् (yat) - which, whatever, that which

अतः (ataḥ) - other than this (from this, therefore, hence)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - otherwise, differently, in another way

Words meanings and morphology

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वम् (adhyātmajñānanityatvam) - constancy in the knowledge of the Self (adhyātma-jñāna) (constancy in spiritual knowledge, persistence in knowledge of the Self)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of adhyātmajñānanityatva

adhyātmajñānanityatva - the state of constant spiritual knowledge, persistence in knowledge of the Self

Compound noun formed from adhyātma-jñāna (spiritual knowledge) and nityatva (constancy)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (adhyātmajñāna+nityatva)

adhyātma – relating to the Self, spiritual
indeclinable
From adhi (upon, concerning) + ātman (self)
Prefix: adhi
jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
noun (neuter)
From root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
nityatva – constancy, eternality, permanence
noun (neuter)
From nitya (constant, eternal) with suffix -tva

तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् (tattvajñānārthadarśanam) - perception of the purpose of the knowledge of reality, insight into the goal of truth-knowledge

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tattvajñānārthadarśana

tattvajñānārthadarśana - perception of the purpose of the knowledge of reality

Compound noun: tattva-jñāna (knowledge of reality) + artha (purpose) + darśana (perception)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tattvajñāna+artha+darśana)

tattva – reality, truth, principle
noun (neuter)
jñāna – knowledge, wisdom
noun (neuter)
From root jñā (to know)
Root: jñā (class 9)
artha – purpose, meaning, object, wealth
noun (masculine)
darśana – seeing, perception, insight, philosophy
noun (neuter)
From root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)

एतत् (etat) - this

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this

ज्ञानम् (jñānam) - knowledge, wisdom

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jñāna

jñāna - knowledge, wisdom

From root jñā (to know)

Root: jñā (class 9)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)