Bhagavad Gita 14.17
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।
sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva cha pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva cha
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sattvāt | sattvāt | from the mode of goodness |
| sañjāyate | sañjāyate | arises |
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| rajasaḥ | rajasaḥ | from the mode of passion |
| lobhaḥ | lobhaḥ | greed |
| eva | eva | indeed |
| cha | cha | and |
| pramāda | pramāda | negligence |
| mohau | mohau | delusion |
| tamasaḥ | tamasaḥ | from the mode of ignorance |
| bhavataḥ | bhavataḥ | arise |
| ajñānam | ajñānam | ignorance |
| eva | eva | indeed |
| cha | cha | and |
From Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.
सत्त्वगुण से ज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है। रजोगुण से लोभ तथा तमोगुण से प्रमाद, मोह और अज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है।।