BG - 14.10

रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत।रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा।।14.10।।

rajas tamaśh chābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaśh chaiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā

• rajaḥ - mode of passion
• tamaḥ - mode of ignorance
• cha - and
• abhibhūya - prevails
• sattvam - mode of goodness
• bhavati - becomes
• bhārata - Arjun, the son of Bharat
• rajaḥ - mode of passion
• sattvam - mode of goodness
• tamaḥ - mode of ignorance
• cha - and
• eva - indeed
• tamaḥ - mode of ignorance
• sattvam - mode of goodness
• rajaḥ - mode of passion
• tathā - also

Translation

Now, O Arjuna, Sattva prevails, having overpowered Rajas and Tamas; then Rajas, having overpowered Sattva and Tamas; and then Tamas, having overpowered Sattva and Rajas.

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