Bhagavad Gita · 14.10
॥
Devanāgarī
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत ।
रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rajas tamaś cābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata |
rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaś caiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
रजः तमः चrajaḥ tamaḥ carajas and tamas.
अभिभूयabhibhūyahaving overcome, having conquered.
सत्त्वम् भवतिsattvam bhavatisattva prevails.
भारतbhārataO Bharata!
रजःrajaḥrajas.
सत्त्वम् तमः च एवsattvam tamaḥ ca evasattva and tamas.
तमःtamaḥtamas.
सत्त्वम् रजः तथाsattvam rajaḥ tathāsattva and rajas likewise.
Translation
“O Bharata, sometimes sattva prevails, overcoming rajas and tamas. Sometimes rajas overpowers sattva and tamas, and sometimes tamas gains dominance over sattva and rajas.”
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