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Chapter 14 · Verse 17The Three Modes of Nature

Bhagavad Gita 14.17

BG 14.17 — Chapter 14 (The Three Modes of Nature), Verse 17, with Sanskrit, transliteration & translation.

सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च | प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ||१४-१७||

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sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca . pramādamohau tamaso bhavato.ajñānameva ca ||14-17||

Roman: sattvatsanjayate jnanam rajaso lobha eva ca . pramadamohau tamaso bhavato.ajnanameva ca

From Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.