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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 14 · Guṇatraya Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 14.9

Lesson 533 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

सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत।ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

sattvaṁ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhāratajñānam āvṛitya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayaty uta

Sandhi-vicheda

sattvam+sukhe+sañjayati+rajaḥ+karmaṇi+bhārata+jñānam+āvṛitya+tu+tamaḥ+pramāde+sañjayati+uta

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Meaning of each word

sattvamsource form

mode of goodness

sukhesource form

to happiness

sañjayatisource form

binds

rajaḥsource form

mode of passion

karmaṇisource form

toward actions

bhāratasource form

Arjun, the son of Bharat

jñānamsource form

wisdom

āvṛityasource form

clouds

tusource form

but

tamaḥsource form

mode of ignorance

pramādesource form

to delusion

sañjayatisource form

binds

utasource form

indeed

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

।।14.9।। --,सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति संश्लेषयति? रजः कर्मणि हे भारत सञ्जयति इति अनुवर्तते। ज्ञानं सत्त्वकृतं विवेकम् आवृत्य आच्छाद्य तु तमः स्वेन आवरणात्मना प्रमादे सञ्जयति उत प्रमादः नाम प्राप्तकर्तव्याकरणम्।।उक्तं कार्यं कदा कुर्वन्ति गुणा इति उच्यते --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 14.9

Course position533 / 701

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