Learn·Chapter 14 · The three qualities·Verse 9 of 27
Bhagavad Gītā 14.9, word by word
BG 14.9
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत
sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata jñānam āvṛitya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta
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In English
Purity brings happiness, passion brings commotion, and ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Sattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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