Chapter 14 Verse 10 of 27

• rajas tamaś cābhibhūya
• sattvaḿ bhavati bhārata
• rajaḥ sattvaḿ tamaś caiva
• tamaḥ sattvaḿ rajas tathā

Translation

Sometimes the mode of goodness becomes prominent, defeating the modes of passion and ignorance, O son of Bharata. Sometimes the mode of passion defeats goodness and ignorance, and at other times ignorance defeats goodness and passion. In this way there is always competition for supremacy.

Synonyms

• rajaḥ

  the mode of passion

• tamaḥ

  the mode of ignorance

• ca

  also

• abhibhūya

  surpassing

• sattvam

  the mode of goodness

• bhavati

  becomes prominent

• bhārata

  O son of Bharata

• rajaḥ

  the mode of passion

• sattvam

  the mode of goodness

• tamaḥ

  the mode of ignorance

• ca

  also

• eva

  like that

• tamaḥ

  the mode of ignorance

• sattvam

  the mode of goodness

• rajaḥ

  the mode of passion

• tathā

  thus.

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