वैकारिकस्तैजसश्च तामसश्चेत्यहं त्रिवृत् । तन्मात्रेन्द्रियमनसां कारणं चिदचिन्मयः ॥ ७ ॥
vaikārikas taijasaś ca tāmasaś cety ahaṁ tri-vṛt tan-mātrendriya-manasāṁ kāraṇaṁ cid-acin-mayaḥ
- vaikārikaḥ
- in the mode of goodness
- taijasaḥ
- in the mode of passion
- ca
- and
- tāmasaḥ
- in the mode of ignorance
- ca
- also
- iti
- thus
- aham
- false ego
- tri-vṛt
- in three categories
- tat-mātra
- of the subtle forms of sense objects
- indriya
- of the senses
- manasām
- and of the mind
- kāraṇam
- the cause
- cit-acit
- both spirit and matter
- mayaḥ
- encompassing
False ego, which is the cause of physical sensation, the senses and the mind, encompasses both spirit and matter and manifests in three varieties: in the modes of goodness, passion and ignorance.