रजः तमः च अभिभूय सत्त्वम् भवति भारत
रजः सत्त्वम् तमः च एव तमः सत्त्वम् रजः तथा
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत ।
रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ॥१४:१०॥
rajastamashchhabhibhooya sattwam bhavati bhaarata
rajah sattwam tamashchaiva tamah sattwam rajastathaa ||14:10||
rajah tamah cha abhibhooya sattwam bhavati bhaarata
rajah sattwam tamah cha eva tamah sattwam rajah tathaa
Purport Subjugating the Raja (characteristic of attachment) and Tama (characteristic of darkness) becomes the Sattwa (characteristic of truth), O descendant of Bharat (O Arjun). In that manner, Raja subjugating Sattwa and Tama, and Tama subjugating Sattwa and Raja only.
तमः (tamah) -- darkness; ignorance
च (cha) -- also; and
अभिभूय (abhibhooya) -- conquering; subjugating
सत्त्वम् (sattwam) -- truth; goodness; eternity
भवति (bhavati) -- become
भारत (bhaarata) -- descendent of Bharat
सत्त्वम् (sattwam) -- essence; spirit; first
तमः (tamah) -- darkness; ignorance
च (cha) -- also; and
एव (eva) -- only; just; alone
तमः (tamah) -- darkness; ignorance
सत्त्वम् (sattwam) -- essence; spirit; first
रजः (rajah) -- attachment; passion
तथा (tathaa) -- so; accordingly; in that manner