14.11 सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत
sarva
Word meanings
sarva—all;dvāreṣhu—through the gates;dehe—body;asmin—in this;prakāśhaḥ—illumination;upajāyate—manifest;jñānam—knowledge;yadā—when;tadā—then;vidyāt—know;vivṛiddham—predominates;sattvam—mode of goodness;iti—thus;uta—certainly
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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When the knowledge-light arises in all the gates of this body, then one should also know that the Sattva has predominantly increased.
When the light of knowledge gleams forth from all the gates of the body, then be sure that Purity prevails.
When knowledge as light illumines from all gateways (i.e., the senses), then, one should know that Sattva prevails.
When the illumination that is knowledge radiates in this body through all the doors (of the senses), then one should know that sattva has increased greatly.
When, through every gate (sense) in this body, the wisdom-light shines, then it may be known that Sattwa is predominant.
14.13 अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन
aprakāś
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aprakāśhaḥ—nescience;apravṛittiḥ—inertia;cha—and;pramādaḥ—negligence;mohaḥ—delusion;eva—indeed;cha—also;tamasi—mode of ignorance;etāni—these;jāyante—manifest;vivṛiddhe—when dominates;kuru-nandana—the joy of the Kurus, Arjun
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Absence of mental illumination, lack of exertion, negligence, and mere delusion—these are born when Tamas predominates, O darling of the Kurus!
Darkness, stagnation, folly and infatuation are the result of the dominance of Ignorance, O joy of the Kuru-clan!
Non-illumination, inactivity, negligence and even delusion - these arise, O Arjuna, when Tamas prevails.
O descendant of the Kuru dynasty, when tamas predominates these surely [i.e. without exception.-M.S.] come into being: non-discrimination and inactivity, inadvertence and delusion.
Darkness, inertness, heedlessness and delusion–these arise when Tamas is predominant, O Arjuna!
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गुणत्रयविभागयोग
Chapter 14: Tell Apart the Three Gunas
guṇatrayavibhāgayoga
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14.12 लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ
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lobhaḥ—greed;pravṛittiḥ—activity;ārambhaḥ—exertion;karmaṇām—for fruitive actions;aśhamaḥ—restlessness;spṛihā—craving;rajasi—of the mode of passion;etāni—these;jāyante—develop;vivṛiddhe—when predominates;bharata-ṛiṣhabha—the best of the Bharatas, Arjun
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Greed, exertion, undertaking of actions, restlessness, and craving—these are born when Rajas predominates, O chief of the Bharatas!
O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of Passion.
Greed, activity, undertaking of work, unrest and longing - these arise, O Arjuna, when Rajas prevails.
O best of the Bharata dynasty, when rajas becomes predominant, these come into being: avarice, movement, undertaking of actions, unrest and hankering.
Greed, activity, the undertaking of actions, restlessness, longing–these arise when Rajas is predominant, O Arjuna!
