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Chapter 12.246
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Sanskrit Text
इन्द्रियाणि
जनाः
पौरास्तदर्थं
तु
परा
कृतिः
।
तत्र
द्वौ
दारुणौ
दोषौ
तमो
नाम
रजस्तथा
॥
English Translation
The senses are the citizens who are employed by the mind. For maintaining those citizens the mind shows a strong inclination for various sorts of acts. Two great faults are seen in those acts, namely, Darkness and ignorance.
Padaccheda (Word Analysis)
इन्द्रियाणि | जनाः | पौर + तद् + अर्थ | तु | परा | कृतिः
तत्र | द्वौ | दारुणौ | दोषौ | तमो | नाम | रजस् + तथा
तत्र | द्वौ | दारुणौ | दोषौ | तमो | नाम | रजस् + तथा