Chapter 14 · Verse 5

Yoga through Understanding the Three Modes of Material Nature

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्

sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam

Word Meanings

sattvam rajaḥ tamaḥ iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam

হে মহাবাহু, প্রকৃতি থেকে উৎপন্ন তিনটি গুণ—সত্ত্ব, রজঃ ও তমঃ—অবিনাশী আত্মাকে দেহে আবদ্ধ করে।