कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम् | रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ||१४-१६||
karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṃ nirmalaṃ phalam . rajasastu phalaṃ duḥkhamajñānaṃ tamasaḥ phalam ||14-16||
- karmaṇaḥ
- of work
- su-kṛtasya
- pious
- āhuḥ
- is said
- sāttvikam
- in the mode of goodness
- nirmalam
- purified
- phalam
- the result
- rajasaḥ
- of the mode of passion
- tu
- but
- phalam
- the result
- duḥkham
- misery
- ajñānam
- nonsense
- tamasaḥ
- of the mode of ignorance
- phalam
- the result
The result of pious action is pure and is said to be in the mode of goodness. But action done in the mode of passion results in misery, and action performed in the mode of ignorance results in foolishness.