ज्ञानं कर्म च कर्ताच त्रिधैव गुणभेदतः | प्रोच्यते गुणसङ्ख्याने यथावच्छृणु तान्यपि
jñānaṃ karma ca kartāca tridhaiva guṇabhedataḥ . procyate guṇasaṅkhyāne yathāvacchṛṇu tānyapi
知識、行為與行為者，依據古納（Guna，三德）的區別，在古納（Guna，三德）的學說中被宣稱僅有三種。請如實諦聽它們。
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.
這三種古納（Gunas，三德）以其特殊的本性掌控著整個創造界，使其完全受其支配。行為的本質、行為者及其知識，根據主導的古納（Guna）而有三種。如果這三者都是悅性（Sattvic），那麼行為就不會束縛人。行為者（Kartā）是行為的執行者。此處所指的古納（Gunas）學說，即是迦毗羅（Kapila）的數論（Sankhya）哲學體系。儘管數論（Sankhya）體系在至高真理，即梵（Brahman）的獨一性或非二元性方面與吠檀多（Vedanta）哲學相悖，但它在古納（Gunas）學說上卻是權威。我將科學且理性地描述知識、行為和行為者，以及由不同古納（Gunas）引起的各種區別。阿周那（Arjuna）啊，請專心聆聽我的教誨，你將獲益匪淺。
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.