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Chapter 14.12 - Verse 4

Sanskrit Text

सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चेति त्रयस्त्वात्मगुणाः स्मृताः तेषां गुणानां साम्यं चेत्तदाहुः स्वस्थलक्षणम् तेषामन्यतमोत्सेके विधानमुपदिश्यते

English Translation

The warm humour is influenced by the cold. and the cold by the warm. Goodness, Darkness and Ignorance are the attributes of the soul, and it is said by the learned, that their presence in equal parts, indicates health (of the mind). But if any of the three preponderate, some remedy is laid down.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

सत्त्वं | रजस् + तमस् + च + इति | त्रि + तु + आत्मन् + गुण | स्मृताः
तेषां | गुणानां | साम्यं | चेत् | तद् | आहुः | स्वस्थ + लक्षण
तेषाम् | अन्यतम + उत्सेक | विधानम् | उपदिश्यते