Bhagavad Gita 14.16
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम्।।
karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalam rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| karmaṇaḥ | karmaṇaḥ | of action |
| su-kṛitasya | su-kṛitasya | pure |
| āhuḥ | āhuḥ | is said |
| sāttvikam | sāttvikam | mode of goodness |
| nirmalam | nirmalam | pure |
| phalam | phalam | result |
| rajasaḥ | rajasaḥ | mode of passion |
| tu | tu | indeed |
| phalam | phalam | result |
| duḥkham | duḥkham | pain |
| ajñānam | ajñānam | ignorance |
| tamasaḥ | tamasaḥ | mode of ignorance |
| phalam | phalam | result |
They say that the fruit of good action is Sattvic and pure; indeed, the fruit of Rajas is pain, and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.
शुभ कर्म का फल सात्विक और निर्मल कहा गया है; रजोगुण का फल दु;ख और तमोगुण का फल अज्ञान है।।