सत्त्वम् सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत
ज्ञानम् आवृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयति उत
सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत ।
ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत ॥१४:९॥
sattwam sukhe sanjayati rajah karmani bhaarata
gnyaanamaavritya tu tamah pramaade sanjayatyuta
sattwam sukhe sanjayati rajah karmani bhaarata
gnyaanam aavritya tu tamah pramaade sanjayati uta
Purport The Sattwa (characteristic of goodness) connects with happiness, the Raja (character of attachment) to the (fruitive) actions, O descendant of Bharat (O Arjun). But the Tama (characteristic of darkness), covering knowledge, connects rather with insanity.
सुखे (sukhe) -- in happiness
सञ्जयति (sanjayati) -- unites or connects with
रजः (rajah) -- attraction; attachment
कर्मणि (karmani) -- actions; work
भारत (bhaarata) -- descedant of Bharat
आवृत्य (aavritya) -- covering
तु (tu) -- but
तमः (tamah) -- darkness; ignorance
प्रमादे (pramaade) -- in intoxication; in insanity; in madness
सञ्जयति (sanjayati) -- unites or connects with
उत (uta) -- rather; or else