Bhagavad Gita — BG14.17
Chapter 14: Guṇa Traya Vibhāg Yog · Verse 17 of 27
संस्कृत श्लोक · Sanskrit Shloka
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च |
प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ||१४-१७||
Transliteration
sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca . pramādamohau tamaso bhavato.ajñānameva ca ||14-17||
हिन्दी अनुवाद · Hindi Translation
सत्त्वगुण से ज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है। रजोगुण से लोभ तथा तमोगुण से प्रमाद, मोह और अज्ञान उत्पन्न होता है।।
English Translation
From sattva is born knowledge [Knowledge acired through the sense-organs.], and from rajas, verily, avarice. From tamas are born inadvertence and delusion as also ignorance, to be sure.
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About BG14.17
Bhagavad Gita BG14.17 is verse 17 of Chapter 14 — Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga (Guṇa Traya Vibhāg Yog). This chapter is called Yoga through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature. The English translation is: “From sattva is born knowledge [Knowledge acired through the sense-organs.], and from rajas, verily, avarice. From tamas are born inadvertence and delusion as also ignorance, to be sure.”.