Bhagavad Gita 14.17
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च। प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च।।14.17।।
sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca. pramādamohau tamaso bhavato'jñānameva ca.14.17.
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- सत्त्वात्
- from sattva (goodness)
- सञ्जायते
- arises
- ज्ञानं
- knowledge
- रजसः
- from rajas (passion)
- लोभः
- greed
- एव
- indeed
- च
- and
- प्रमादमोहौ
- negligence and delusion
- तमसः
- from tamas (darkness/ignorance)
- भवतः
- arise
- अज्ञानम्
- ignorance
- एव
- indeed
- च
- and
Commentary
17. From Sattva arises wisdom, and greed from Rajas ; heedlessness and error arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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सत्त्वात्
सञ्जायते
ज्ञानं
रजसः
लोभः
एव
च
प्रमादमोहौ
तमसः
भवतः
अज्ञानम्
एव
च
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