Chapter 14 · Guṇatraya Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 14.8

Lesson 532 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

तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehināmpramādālasya-nidrābhis tan nibadhnāti bhārata

Sandhi-vicheda

tamaḥ+tu+ajñāna-jam+viddhi+mohanam+sarva-dehinām+pramāda+ālasya+nidrābhiḥ+tat+nibadhnāti+bhārata

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Meaning of each word

tamaḥsource form

mode of ignorance

tusource form

but

ajñāna-jamsource form

born of ignorance

viddhisource form

know

mohanamsource form

illusion

sarva-dehināmsource form

for all the embodied souls

pramādasource form

negligence

ālasyasource form

laziness

nidrābhiḥsource form

and sleep

tatsource form

that

nibadhnātisource form

binds

bhāratasource form

Arjun, the son of Bharat

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

।।14.8।। --,तमः तृतीयः गुणः अज्ञानजम् अज्ञानात् जातम् अज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं मोहकरम् अविवेककरं सर्वदेहिनां सर्वेषां देहवताम्। प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिः प्रमादश्च आलस्यं च निद्रा च प्रमादालस्यनिद्राः ताभिः प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिः तत् तमः निबध्नाति भारत।।पुनः गुणानां व्यापारः संक्षेपतः उच्यते --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 14.8

Course position532 / 701

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