Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 5, Verse 16: Krishna to ArjunaKarma-Sannyāsa-Yoga

Bhagavad Gītā 5.16Chapter 5 · Karma-Sannyāsa-Yoga · KrishnaArjuna · anuṣṭubh
ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः
तेषामादित्यवज् ज्ञानं प्रकाशयति तत्परम्
jñānenajñāna(64 verses)instrumental neuter singular nounknowledge, wisdom, cognitionattested in commentariesadvaitaतु येन अज्ञानेन आवृताः मुह्यन्ति जन्तवःviśiṣṭādvaitaतद ज्ञानावरणम् अनादिकालप्रवृत्तानन्तकर्मसंशयरूपाज्ञानं नाशितं तेषांbhaktiयेषां तद्वैषम्योपलम्भकज्ञानं नाशितं तज्ज्ञानं तेषामज्ञानं नाशयित्वा तत्परं परिपूर्णमीश्वरस्वरूपं प्रकाशयतिadvaita-bhaktiगुरूपदिष्टवेदान्तमहावाक्यजन्येन श्रवणमनननिदिध्यासनपरिपाकनिर्मलान्तःकरणवृत्तिरूपेण निर्विकल्पकसाक्षात्कारेण शोधिततत्त्वं tutu(67 verses)but, on the other hand (particle) tad ajñānaṃ yeṣāṃ nāśitam ātmanaḥ
teṣām ādityavaj jñānaṃ prakāśayati tattad(305 verses)nominative neuter singular nounthat (distal demonstrative); also 3rd-person pronounparampara(58 verses)accusative neuter singular nounhighest, supreme, beyond, other
spokensingle-voice recital; rendered via IndicF5 conditioned on a Sanskrit reference clip
meaning

For those whose ignorance of the self has been destroyed by knowledge, that knowledge illumines the supreme like the sun lighting up the world.