Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 14 · The Three Qualities

    Verse 8

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 14, Verse 8

    तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत।।14.8।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehinām pramādālasya-nidrābhis tan nibadhnāti bhārata

    Translation

    Know that Tamas is born of false knowledge and deludes all embodied beings. It binds, O Arjuna, with negligence, indolence, and sleep.
    — Swami AdidevanandaFeatured

    Have questions about this verse?

    Ask VedIQ for deeper insights, contextual explanations, or connections to your life situation.

    Ask VedIQ about 14.8

    Continue reading

    More from Chapter 14 · The Three Qualities

    14.514.614.714.914.1014.11All 27 verses →

    Popular verses

    Nearby chapters

    Chapter 12 · The Way of DevotionChapter 13 · The Field and Its KnowerChapter 15 · The Supreme PersonChapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac Natures
    Cite this verse
    APA

    Bhagavad Gita 14.8 — The Three Qualities. (n.d.). VedIQ AI. Retrieved 2026, from https://vediqai.com/gita/chapter/14/verse/8

    MLA

    "Bhagavad Gita 14.8 — The Three Qualities." VedIQ AI, https://vediqai.com/gita/chapter/14/verse/8. Accessed 2026.

    Wikipedia

    <ref>[https://vediqai.com/gita/chapter/14/verse/8 Bhagavad Gita 14.8 — The Three Qualities], VedIQ AI.</ref>