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Chapter 14.39 - Verse 6

Sanskrit Text

व्यतिरिक्तं तमो यत्र तिर्यग्भावगतं भवेत् अल्पं तत्र रजो ज्ञेयं सत्त्वं चाल्पतरं ततः

English Translation

There where Ignorance exists in increased measure, in the lower creatures (for example), Darkness exists in a smaller measure and Goodness in a still lesser degree.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

व्यतिरिक्तं | तमो | यत्र | तिर्यञ्च् + भाव + गम् | भवेत्
अल्पं | तत्र | रजो | ज्ञेयं | सत्त्वं | च + अल्पतर | ततः