रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत | रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ||१४-१०||
rajastamaścābhibhūya sattvaṃ bhavati bhārata . rajaḥ sattvaṃ tamaścaiva tamaḥ sattvaṃ rajastathā ||14-10||
- rajaḥ
- the mode of passion
- tamaḥ
- the mode of ignorance
- ca
- also
- abhibhūya
- surpassing
- sattvam
- the mode of goodness
- bhavati
- becomes prominent
- bhārata
- O son of Bharata
- rajaḥ
- the mode of passion
- sattvam
- the mode of goodness
- tamaḥ
- the mode of ignorance
- ca
- also
- eva
- like that
- tamaḥ
- the mode of ignorance
- sattvam
- the mode of goodness
- rajaḥ
- the mode of passion
- tathā
- thus
Sometimes the mode of goodness becomes prominent, defeating the modes of passion and ignorance, O son of Bharata. Sometimes the mode of passion defeats goodness and ignorance, and at other times ignorance defeats goodness and passion. In this way there is always competition for supremacy.