Bhagavad Gita 14.9
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत।।
sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata jñānam āvṛitya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sattvam | sattvam | mode of goodness |
| sukhe | sukhe | to happiness |
| sañjayati | sañjayati | binds |
| rajaḥ | rajaḥ | mode of passion |
| karmaṇi | karmaṇi | toward actions |
| bhārata | bhārata | Arjun, the son of Bharat |
| jñānam | jñānam | wisdom |
| āvṛitya | āvṛitya | clouds |
| tu | tu | but |
| tamaḥ | tamaḥ | mode of ignorance |
| pramāde | pramāde | to delusion |
| sañjayati | sañjayati | binds |
| uta | uta | indeed |
Sattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.
हे भारत ! सत्त्वगुण सुख में आसक्त कर देता है और रजोगुण कर्म में, किन्तु तमोगुण ज्ञान को आवृत्त करके जीव को प्रमाद से युक्त कर देता है।।