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The Three Modes of Nature
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च
sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva cha pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva cha
From sattva arises knowledge, and from rajas, greed indeed. From tamas arise negligence and delusion, as well as ignorance.
sattvāt—from the mode of goodness · sañjāyate—arises · jñānam—knowledge · rajasaḥ—from the mode of passion · lobhaḥ—greed · eva—indeed · cha—and · pramāda—negligence · mohau—delusion · tamasaḥ—from the mode of ignorance · bhavataḥ—arise · ajñānam—ignorance · eva—indeed · cha—and
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