Chapter 14 · The Three Qualities

    Verse 13

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 14, Verse 13

    अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    aprakāśho ’pravṛittiśh cha pramādo moha eva cha tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe kuru-nandana

    Translation

    Non-illumination, inactivity, negligence, and even delusion—these arise, O Arjuna, when Tamas prevails.
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