Chapter XVIII · Śloka 21
पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान् ।
वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम् ॥
वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम् ॥
pṛthaktvena tu yaj jñānaṃ nānā-bhāvān pṛthag-vidhān |
vetti sarveṣu bhūteṣu taj jñānaṃ viddhi rājasam ||
vetti sarveṣu bhūteṣu taj jñānaṃ viddhi rājasam ||
Know that knowledge to be rājasika which perceives separately in all beings distinct and varied natures.
Rājasika knowledge sees multiplicity as ultimately real — a world of genuinely separate individuals and kinds. While pragmatically useful, it remains a surface view that cannot grant final liberation.