Learn·Chapter 14 · The three qualities·Verse 17 of 27
Bhagavad Gītā 14.17, word by word
BG 14.17
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च
sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva cha pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva cha
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In English
Purity engenders wisdom, passion avarice, and ignorance folly, infatuation, and darkness.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
From Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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