BG 18.21

पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान् ।
वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम् ॥
pṛthaktvena tu yaj jñānaṁ nānā-bhāvān pṛthag-vidhān
vetti sarveṣu bhūteṣu taj jñānaṁ viddhi rājasam

Word-for-word meanings

tu — but;  pṛthaktvena — the dualistic;  jñānam — knowledge;  yat — which;  vetti — recognizes;  nānā-bhāvān — a plurality of living beings;  pṛthak-vidhān — of distinct variety;  sarveṣu — in all;  bhūteṣu — living forms;  viddhi — know;  tat — that;  jñānam — knowledge;  rājasam — to be rājasika.

Translation

But the dualistic knowledge which recognizes a plurality of living beings of distinct variety in all living forms — know that knowledge to be rājasika.

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