14.10 रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा
rajastamaścābhibhūya sattvaṃ bhavati bhārata | rajaḥ sattvaṃ tamaścaiva tamaḥ sattvaṃ rajastathā
Word meanings
rajaḥ—mode of passion;tamaḥ—mode of ignorance;cha—and;abhibhūya—prevails;sattvam—mode of goodness;bhavati—becomes;bhārata—Arjun, the son of Bharat;rajaḥ—mode of passion;sattvam—mode of goodness;tamaḥ—mode of ignorance;cha—and;eva—indeed;tamaḥ—mode of ignorance;sattvam—mode of goodness;rajaḥ—mode of passion;tathā—also
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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My Personal Gita
O descendant of Bharata! The Sattva increases by overpowering the Rajas and the Tamas; the Rajas increases by overpowering the Sattva and the Tamas; and the Tamas increases likewise by overpowering the Sattva and the Rajas.
O Prince! Purity prevails when Passion and Ignorance are overcome; Passion, when Purity and Ignorance are overcome; and Ignorance when it overcomes Purity and Passion.
Prevailing over Rajas and Tamas, Sattva preponderates, O Arjuna. Prevailing over Tamas and Sattva, Rajas preponderates. Prevailing over Rajas and Sattva, Tamas preponderates.
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva increases by subduing rajas and tamas, rajas by overpowering sattva and tamas, and tamas by dominating over sattva and rajas.
Now Sattwa prevails, O Arjuna, having overpowered Rajas and Tamas; now Rajas, having overpowered Sattwa and Tamas; and now Tamas, having overpowered Sattwa and Rajas!
