18.39 यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।निद्रालस्यप्रमादोत्थं तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्
yad
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yat—which;agre—from beginning;cha—and;anubandhe—to end;cha—and;sukham—happiness;mohanam—illusory;ātmanaḥ—of the self;nidrā—sleep;ālasya—indolence;pramāda—negligence;uttham—derived from;tat—that;tāmasam—in the mode of ignorance;udāhṛitam—is said to be
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The happiness that, both initially and subsequently, is of the nature of deluding the Self; and which results from sleep, indolence, and heedlessness—that is stated to be of the Tamas (Strand).
While the pleasure which from first to last merely drugs the senses, which springs from indolence, lethargy and folly - that pleasure flows from Ignorance.
That pleasure which, at the beginning and at the end, deludes the self, through sleep, sloth and error - is declared to be Tamasika.
That joy is said to be born of tamas which, both in the beginning and in the sequel, is delusive to oneself and arises from sleep, laziness and inadvertence.
That pleasure which at first and in the sequel is delusive of the self, arising from sleep, indolence and heedlessness–such a pleasure is declared to be Tamasic.
18.41 ब्राह्मणक्षत्रियविशां शूद्राणां च परंतप।कर्माणि प्रविभक्तानि स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः
brāhmaṇa
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brāhmaṇa—of the priestly class;kṣhatriya—the warrior and administrative class;viśhām—the mercantile and farming class;śhūdrāṇām—of the worker class;cha—and;parantapa—Arjun, subduer of the enemies;karmāṇi—duties;pravibhaktāni—distributed;svabhāva-prabhavaiḥ-guṇaiḥ—work based on one’s nature and guṇas
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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The duties of the Brahmanas, the Kshatriyas, the Vaishyas, and the Shudras are properly classified according to the qualities that are the sources of their nature, O scorcher of foes!
O Arjuna! The duties of spiritual teachers, the soldiers, the traders and the servants have all been fixed according to the dominant Quality in their nature.
The duties of the Brahmanas, Ksatriyas, Vaisyas and the Sudras are clearly divided, O Arjuna, according to Gunas, born of their nature.
O scorcher of enemies, the duties of the Brahmanas, the Ksatriyas and the Vaisyas, as also of the Sudras have been fully classified according to the gunas born from Nature.
Of Brahmanas, Kshatriyas and Vaishyas, as also the Sudras, O Arjuna, the duties are distributed according to the qualities born of their own nature!
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मोक्षसंन्यासयोग
Chapter 18: Free Yourself Through Renunciation
mokṣasaṃnyāsayoga
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18.40 न तदस्ति पृथिव्यां वा दिवि देवेषु वा पुनः।सत्त्वं प्रकृतिजैर्मुक्तं यदेभिः स्यात्ित्रभिर्गुणैः
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Word meanings
na—no;tat—that;asti—exists;pṛithivyām—on earth;vā—or;divi—the higher celestial abodes;deveṣhu—amongst the celestial gods;vā—or;punaḥ—again;sattvam—existence;prakṛiti-jaiḥ—born of material nature;muktam—liberated;yat—that;ebhiḥ—from the influence of these;syāt—is;tribhiḥ—three;guṇaiḥ—modes of material nature
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Whether on earth or among the gods in heaven, there is not a single being that is free from these three strands born of material nature.
There is nothing anywhere on earth or in the higher worlds which is free from the three Qualities - for they are born of Nature.
There is no creature, either on earth or again among the gods in heaven, that is free from these three Gunas born of Prakrti.
There is no such entity in the world or, again, among the gods in heaven, which can be free from these three gunas born of Nature.
There is no being on earth or again in heaven among the gods that is liberated from the three qualities born of Nature.
