Bhagavad Gita
Guna-traya-vibhaga-yoga (The Yoga of Distinguishing the Three Modes of Material Nature)14.11
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Bhagavad Gita · 14.11
Devanāgarī

सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते ।
ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

sarva-dvāreṣu dehe 'smin prakāśa upajāyate |
jñānaṁ yadā tadā vidyād vivṛddhaṁ sattvam ity uta ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सर्वद्वारेषुsarva-dvāreṣuinto all (sarva) the gates (dvareshu).
देहे अस्मिन्dehe asminin this body.
प्रकाशःprakāśaḥlight, radiance.
उपजायतेupajāyatearises, manifests.
ज्ञानम् यदाjñānam yadāwhen knowledge.
तदाtadāthen.
विद्यात्vidyātone should know.
विवृद्धम्vivṛddhamhas increased, has grown strong.
सत्त्वम् इति उतsattvam iti utatruly sattva.
Translation

“When all the gates of this body are illumined by the light of knowledge, then know that the mode of goodness is predominant.”

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