Chapter 14, Verse 9
Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga — Sanskrit shloka, transliteration, word meanings, English translation, and commentary.
Original Sanskrit verse
Transliteration
Word meanings
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
English translation
Sattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.
— Swami Sivananda
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Commentary
Just as a dark cloud enshrouds the sun; so also Tamas envelops knowledge or the light of the Self. Tamas creates an attachment for heedlessness; that is; ignorance or forgetfulness of duty or the nonperformance of necessary (obligatory) duties.
Commentary by Swami Sivananda
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