ajñānam

तस्मादज्ञानसंभूतं हृत्स्थं ज्ञानासिनाऽऽत्मनः

ajñāna-sambhūtam — born of ignorance

So with the sword of knowledge cut away this doubt, born of ignorance and lodged in the heart, and take your stand in yoga, Arjuna. Stand up.

ज्ञानेन तु तदज्ञानं येषां नाशितमात्मनः

ajñānam — ignorance

But for those in whom that ignorance of the self has been destroyed by knowledge, knowledge lights up the highest as the sun lights up everything.

तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थमहमज्ञानजं तमः

ajñāna-jam — born of ignorance

Out of compassion for them alone, I destroy the darkness born of ignorance with the light of knowledge, standing in their own being.

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम्

ajñānam — ignorance

constancy in knowledge of the self, and looking toward what knowledge is for — all this is called knowledge; what is otherwise is ignorance.

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्

ajñāna-jam — born of ignorance

Know inertia to be born of unknowing, the deluder of all the embodied. It binds by heedlessness, idleness and sleep.

कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्

ajñānam — ignorance

The fruit of good action is said to be spotless and of the nature of clarity; the fruit of restlessness is pain; and the fruit of inertia is unknowing.

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च

ajñānam — ignorance

From clarity arises knowledge; from restlessness, greed; from inertia, heedlessness, delusion and unknowing.

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च

ajñānam — ignorance

Pretence, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness and ignorance belong to one born to the other nature, Arjuna.

आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया

ajñāna — ignorance

I am wealthy and well-born. Who is there like me? I shall offer sacrifices, I shall give, I shall enjoy.” So they think, deluded by unknowing.

कच्चिदेतच्छ्रुतं पार्थ त्वयैकाग्रेण चेतसा

ajñāna — ignorance

Have you heard this with a mind gathered to one point, son of Pritha? Has your confusion, born of unknowing, gone?