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Chapter 12.212 - Verse 27

Sanskrit Text

अतुष्टिः परितापश्च शोको लोभस्तथाक्षमा लिङ्गानि रजसस्तानि दृश्यन्ते हेत्वहेतुतः

English Translation

Discontent, regret, grief, cupidity, and vindictiveness, having no cause or occasioned by any perceptible cause, are the marks of the quality of Darkness.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

अतुष्टिः | परिताप + च | शोको | लोभ + तथा + अक्षमा
लिङ्गानि | रजस् + तद् | दृश्यन्ते | हेतु + अहेतु