13.12

Sanskrit

अध्यात्मज्ञाननित्यत्वं तत्त्वज्ञानार्थदर्शनम् । एतज्ज्ञानमिति प्रोक्तमज्ञानं यदतोऽन्यथा ॥

adhyātmajñānanityatvaṃ tattvajñānārthadarśanam etaj jñānam iti proktam ajñānaṃ yad ato 'nyathā

Translation

Constancy in the wisdom of the Self, understanding of the object of essential wisdom; that is declared to be the Wisdom; all against it is ignorance.

Annie Besant · The Bhagavad-Gita, translated by Annie Besant (4th ed., 1922) — Wikisource · Public Domain

Explanation

The list closes by naming itself: constancy in self-knowledge (adhyatma- jnana) and insight into the purpose of essential truth is jnana; everything contrary to it is ignorance. This is the payoff verse for the whole verses 8-12 sequence — a closing definition that retroactively frames every trait listed (humility, non-attachment, equanimity, devotion) as instances of a single underlying orientation rather than a checklist to complete item by item.