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باب 14, Slok 18

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اُورَْدھَْوَں گَچَْچھَنَْتَِ سَتَْتَْوَسَْتھَا مَدھَْیَے تَِشَْٹھَنَْتَِ رَاجَسَاہ | جَگھَنَْیَگَُنَوَْرِتَْتَِسَْتھَا اَدھَو گَچَْچھَنَْتَِ تَامَسَاہ ||۱۴-۱۸||

Transliteration

ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ . jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthā adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ ||14-18||

Meanings

14.18 Those who rest in Sattva rise upwards; those who abide in Rajas remain in the middle; and those, abiding in the tendencies of Tamas go downwards. - Adi