यदा जयेद् रज: सत्त्वं तमो मूढं लयं जडम् । युज्येत शोकमोहाभ्यां निद्रयाहिंसयाशया ॥ १५ ॥
yadā jayed rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamo mūḍhaṁ layaṁ jaḍam yujyeta śoka-mohābhyāṁ nidrayā hiṁsayāśayā
- yadā
- when
- jayet
- conquers
- rajaḥ sattvam
- the modes of passion and goodness
- tamaḥ
- the mode of darkness
- mūḍham
- defeating one’s discrimination
- layam
- covering over consciousness
- jaḍam
- devoid of endeavor
- yujyeta
- one becomes endowed
- śoka
- with lamentation
- mohābhyām
- and bewilderment
- nidrayā
- with oversleeping
- hiṁsayā
- with violent qualities
- āśayā
- and false hopes
When the mode of ignorance conquers passion and goodness, it covers one’s consciousness and makes one foolish and dull. Falling into lamentation and illusion, a person in the mode of ignorance sleeps excessively, indulges in false hopes, and displays violence toward others.