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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 14 · Guṇatraya Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 14.10

Lesson 534 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Understanding the three guṇas and moving beyond them. How do the three guṇas influence thought and action, and what lies beyond them?

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Shloka · Devanagari

रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

rajas tamaśh chābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhāratarajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaśh chaiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā

Sandhi-vicheda

rajaḥ+tamaḥ+cha+abhibhūya+sattvam+bhavati+bhārata+rajaḥ+sattvam+tamaḥ+cha+eva+tamaḥ+sattvam+rajaḥ+tathā

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Meaning of each word

rajaḥsource form

mode of passion

tamaḥsource form

mode of ignorance

chasource form

and

abhibhūyasource form

prevails

sattvamsource form

mode of goodness

bhavatisource form

becomes

bhāratasource form

Arjun, the son of Bharat

rajaḥsource form

mode of passion

sattvamsource form

mode of goodness

tamaḥsource form

mode of ignorance

chasource form

and

evasource form

indeed

tamaḥsource form

mode of ignorance

sattvamsource form

mode of goodness

rajaḥsource form

mode of passion

tathāsource form

also

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।14.10।। --,रजः तमश्च उभावपि अभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति उद्भवति वर्धते यदा? तदा लब्धात्मकं सत्त्वं स्वकार्यं ज्ञानसुखादि आरभते हे भारत। तथा रजोगुणः सत्त्वं तमश्च एव उभावपि अभिभूय वर्धते यदा? तदा कर्म तृष्णादि स्वकार्यम् आरभते। तम आख्यो गुणः सत्त्वं रजश्च उभावपि अभिभूय तथैव वर्धते यदा? तदा ज्ञानावरणादि स्वकार्यम् आरभते।।यदा यो गुणः उद्भूतः भवति? तदा तस्य किं लिङ्गमिति उच्यते --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 14.10

Course position534 / 701

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