Chapter 14 Verse 16 of 27

• karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ
• sāttvikaḿ nirmalaḿ phalam
• rajasas tu phalaḿ duḥkham
• ajñānaḿ tamasaḥ phalam

Translation

The result of pious action is pure and is said to be in the mode of goodness. But action done in the mode of passion results in misery, and action performed in the mode of ignorance results in foolishness.

Synonyms

• karmaṇaḥ

  of work

• kṛtasya

  pious

• āhuḥ

  is said

• sāttvikam

  in the mode of goodness

• nirmalam

  purified

• phalam

  the result

• rajasaḥ

  of the mode of passion

• tu

  but

• phalam

  the result

• duḥkham

  misery

• ajñānam

  nonsense

• tamasaḥ

  of the mode of ignorance

• phalam

  the result.

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