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Chapter 12.209 - Verse 18

Sanskrit Text

सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चेति देवासुरगुणान्विदुः सत्त्वं देवगुणं विद्यादितरावासुरौ गुणौ

English Translation

It should be known that the qualities of Goodness, Darkness, and Ignorance belong to the gods and the Asuras. Goodness is the quality of the gods; while the two others belong to the Asuras.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सत्त्वं | रजस् + तमस् + च + इति | देव + असुर + गुण | विदुः
सत्त्वं | देव + गुण | विद्याद् | इतर + आसुर | गुणौ