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Chapter 12.291 - Verse 44

Sanskrit Text

तमसा तामसान्भावान्विविधान्प्रतिपद्यते रजसा राजसांश्चैव सात्त्विकान्सत्त्वसंश्रयात्

English Translation

Under the influence of Ignorance, he comes by various kinds of conditions which are affected by Ignorance. Under the influences of Darkness and Goodness he attains likewise to conditions which are affected by Darkness and Goodness.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

तमसा | तामसान् | भावान् | विविधान् | प्रतिपद्यते
रजसा | राजस + च + एव | सात्त्विकान् | सत्त्व + संश्रय