सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।
निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्।।१४.५।।
Transliteration
sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥ
nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam
Meaning
Purity, passion, and ignorance are the qualities that the law of nature brings forth. They fetter the free spirit in all beings.
Hindi Meaning
हे महाबाहो ! प्रकृतिसे उत्पन्न होनेवाले सत्त्व, रज और तम -- ये तीनों गुण अविनाशी देहीको देहमें बाँध देते हैं।