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Chapter 14.39 - Verse 17

Sanskrit Text

स्थावरेषु भूतेषु तिर्यग्भावगतं तमः राजसास्तु विवर्तन्ते स्नेहभावस्तु सात्त्विकः

English Translation

Among immobile objects, the quality of Ignorance predominates. The qualities belonging to Darkness are those properties of their is which suffer constant changes. Their oleaginous qualities belong to Goodness.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

स्थावरेषु | च | भूतेषु | तिर्यञ्च् + भाव + गम् | तमः
राजस + तु | विवर्तन्ते | स्नेह + भाव + तु | सात्त्विकः