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Bhagavad Gita 14.6

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम्।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ।।

tatra sattvaṁ nirmalatvāt prakāśhakam anāmayam sukha-saṅgena badhnāti jñāna-saṅgena chānagha

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
tatratatraamongst these
sattvamsattvammode of goodness
nirmalatvātnirmalatvātbeing purest
prakāśhakamprakāśhakamilluminating
anāmayamanāmayamhealthy and full of well-being
sukhasukhahappiness
saṅgenasaṅgenaattachment
badhnātibadhnātibinds
jñānajñānaknowledge
saṅgenasaṅgenaattachment
chachaalso
anaghaanaghaArjun, the sinless one

Of these, sattva, which is luminous and healthy due to its stainlessness, binds one by attachment to happiness and knowledge, O sinless one.

हे निष्पाप अर्जुन ! इन (तीनों) में, सत्त्वगुण निर्मल होने से प्रकाशक और अनामय (निरुपद्रव, निर्विकार या निरोग) है; (वह जीव को) सुख की आसक्ति से और ज्ञान की आसक्ति से बांध देता है।।