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The Three Modes of Nature
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत
tamas tv ajñāna-jaṁ viddhi mohanaṁ sarva-dehinām pramādālasya-nidrābhis tan nibadhnāti bhārata
But know tamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings; it binds them, O Bharata, through heedlessness, laziness, and sleep.
tamaḥ—mode of ignorance · tu—but · ajñāna-jam—born of ignorance · viddhi—know · mohanam—illusion · sarva-dehinām—for all the embodied souls · pramāda—negligence · ālasya—laziness · nidrābhiḥ—and sleep · tat—that · nibadhnāti—binds · bhārata—Arjun, the son of Bharat
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