Bhagavad Gita · 14.17
॥
Devanāgarī
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च ।
प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva ca |
pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato 'jñānam eva ca ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
सत्त्वात्sattvātfrom sattva.
सञ्जायतेsañjāyateis born, arises.
ज्ञानम्jñānamknowledge.
रजसःrajasaḥfrom rajas.
लोभः एव चlobhaḥ eva caand truly greed.
प्रमादमोहौpramāda-mohaunegligence (pramada) and illusion (moha).
तमसःtamasaḥfrom tamas.
भवतःbhavataḥthey arise.
अज्ञानम् एव चajñānam eva caand also ignorance.
Translation
“From the mode of goodness knowledge arises, from the mode of passion greed, and from the mode of ignorance arise negligence, illusion, and total ignorance.”
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