Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verse 17
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च । प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च
sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca | pramādamohau tamaso bhavato'jñānameva ca
Translation
From Sattva arises wisdom, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and error arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- sattvāt
- from harmony
- sañjāyate
- is born
- jñānam
- wisdom
- rajasaḥ
- from mobility
- lobhaḥ
- greed
- eva
- even
- ca
- and
- pramādamohau
- heedlessness, and, delusion, and
- tamasaḥ
- from inertia
- bhavataḥ
- (two) become
- ajñānam
- ignorance
- eva
- even
- ca
- and
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
"From Sattva": when Sattva asserts itself.