Bhagavad Gita
Guna-traya-vibhaga-yoga (The Yoga of Distinguishing the Three Modes of Material Nature)14.9
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Bhagavad Gita · 14.9
Devanāgarī

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत ।
ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata |
jñānam āvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सत्त्वम्sattvamsattva.
सुखेsukheto happiness.
सञ्जयतिsañjayatiit binds.
रजःrajaḥrajas.
कर्मणिkarmaṇito action.
भारतbhārataO Bharata!
ज्ञानम्jñānamknowledge.
आवृत्य तुāvṛtya tubut having veiled.
तमःtamaḥtamas.
प्रमादेpramādeto negligence.
सञ्जयति उतsañjayaty utait also binds.
Translation

“O Bharata, the mode of goodness binds one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas, veiling knowledge, binds one to negligence.”

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