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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

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
sattvamsattvammode of goodness
sukhesukheto happiness
sañjayatisañjayatibinds
rajaḥrajaḥmode of passion
karmaṇikarmaṇitoward actions
bhāratabhārataArjun, the son of Bharat
jñānamjñānamwisdom
āvṛityaāvṛityaclouds
tutubut
tamaḥtamaḥmode of ignorance
pramādepramādeto delusion
sañjayatisañjayatibinds
utautaindeed

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।।