1 Gita Sloka Every Day - Chapter 18 - Moksha Sanyasa Yoga - Sloka 19

The entire content of this mail is from Shri V N Gopala Desikan's  Srimad Bhagavad Gita, published by Vishishtadvaita Research Centre, Chennai and The Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chidbhavananda published by Ramakrishna Mission

The Three Gunas Give Impetus to Karma - 18-40

1 Gita Sloka  Every Day - Chapter 18 - Moksha Sanyasa Yoga - Sloka 19

 Saving Ajamila

Gyanam karma cha karta cha tridha eva guna bhedatah I

Prochyate guna sankhyane yatha vat shrunu taani api II sloka 19

Knowledge action and actor are declared in the science of gunas to be of three kinds only, according to the distinction of the gunas; hear of them also as they are.

What is mentioned in the above sloka  viz knowledge of work to be done, the work itself and the doer of the work; each of these is again of three kinds , depending on the three gunas ie., sattva rajas and tamas. Hear from me about these also. 

1 Gita Sloka Every Day - Chapter 18 - Moksha Sanyasa Yoga - Sloka 18

The entire content of this mail is from Shri V N Gopala Desikan's  Srimad Bhagavad Gita, published by Vishishtadvaita Research Centre, Chennai and The Bhagavad Gita by Swami Chidbhavananda published by Ramakrishna Mission

The Three Gunas Give Impetus to Karma - 18-40

1 Gita Sloka  Every Day - Chapter 18 - Moksha Sanyasa Yoga - Sloka 18

Thirumangai Alwar

Jnanam jneyam parigyata trividha karma chodana I

Karanam karma karta  iti trividhah karma sangrahah II sloka 18

ज्ञानं ज्ञेयं परिज्ञात त्रिविधा कर्म चोदना i 

करणं कर्म कर्ता इति त्रिविधः कर्म संग्रहः ई श्लोक 18

Knowledge, the object of knowledge and the knower form the threefold incitement to action; and this instrument, the object and the agent are the three fold constituents of action. 

An inducement to work  (karma) consists of three parts - (1) knowledge about the work to be done (2) the work itself (3) the knower of the work , the one who understands it.

Of these the middle one, ie., the work itself, has again three parts - (1) the means by which the work is performed, like the materials required for it (2) the work itself like the yagna and  (3) the doer who performs the yagna etc.