वनं तु सात्त्विको वासो ग्रामो राजस उच्यते । तामसं द्यूतसदनं मन्निकेतं तु निर्गुणम् ॥ २५ ॥
vanaṁ tu sāttviko vāso grāmo rājasa ucyate tāmasaṁ dyūta-sadanaṁ man-niketaṁ tu nirguṇam
- vanam
- the forest
- tu
- whereas
- sāttvikaḥ
- in the mode of goodness
- vāsaḥ
- residence
- grāmaḥ
- the village neighborhood
- rājasaḥ
- in the mode of passion
- ucyate
- is said
- tāmasam
- in the mode of ignorance
- dyūta-sadanam
- the gambling house
- mat-niketam
- My residence
- tu
- but
- nirguṇam
- transcendental
Residence in the forest is in the mode of goodness, residence in a town is in the mode of passion, residence in a gambling house displays the quality of ignorance, and residence in a place where I reside is transcendental.