ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ताच त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः | प्रोच्यते गुणसङ्ख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि
jñānaṃ karma ca kartāca tridhaiva guṇabhedataḥ . procyate guṇasaṅkhyāne yathāvacchṛṇu tānyapi
知识、行动与行动者，在关于“三性”（Gunas）的教义中，根据“三性”的差异，被宣称为仅有三种。请如实听我阐述。
Knowledge, action and agent are stated in the teaching about the gunas to be only of three kinds according to the differences of the gunas. Hear about them also as they are.
这三种“性”（Gunas）以其独特的本性主宰着整个创造界，使其完全受其掌控。行动的性质、行动者及其知识，根据主导的“三性”而呈现出三重性。如果这三者都是悦性（Sattvic）的，那么行动就不会束缚人。行动者（Karta）是行动的执行者。此处所指的“三性”之学，是迦毗罗（Kapila）的哲学体系。尽管数论（Sankhya）体系在至高真理，即梵（Brahman）的合一或不二性方面与吠檀多（Vedanta）对立，但它在“三性”之学上仍是权威。吾将科学而理性地阐述知识、行动与行动者，以及由不同“三性”所引起的各种区别。阿周那啊，请全神贯注地聆听吾的教诲，你将获益匪浅。
The three alities overpower the whole of creation with their special nature and bring it entirely under their control. The nature of action? the actor and his knowledge are threefold according to the Gunas that is predominant. If all the three are Sattvic? then the action will not bind the man.Karta The doer of the actions.The science of the Gunas here referred to is Kapilas system of philosophy. Though the Sankhya system is opposed to Vedanta with reference to the Supreme Truth? viz.? the oneness or nonduality of Brahman? yet it is an authority on the science of the Gunas.I shall describe knowledge? action and actor? as also their various distinctions caused by different Gunas? scientifically and rationally. Hear My teachings? O Arjuna? with rapt attention. You will be immensely benefited.