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The Three Modes of Nature
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत
sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata jñānam āvṛitya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta
O Bharata, sattva binds one to happiness, rajas binds one to action, while tamas, veiling knowledge, binds one to heedlessness.
sattvam—mode of goodness · sukhe—to happiness · sañjayati—binds · rajaḥ—mode of passion · karmaṇi—toward actions · bhārata—Arjun, the son of Bharat · jñānam—wisdom · āvṛitya—clouds · tu—but · tamaḥ—mode of ignorance · pramāde—to delusion · sañjayati—binds · uta—indeed
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