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SB 11.25.14

Devanāgarī

यदा जयेत्तम: सत्त्वं रज: सङ्गं भिदा चलम् । तदा दु:खेन युज्येत कर्मणा यशसा श्रिया ॥ १४ ॥

Text

yadā jayet tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajaḥ saṅgaṁ bhidā calam tadā duḥkhena yujyeta karmaṇā yaśasā śriyā

Synonyms

yadā—when;jayet—conquers;tamaḥsattvam—both ignorance and goodness;rajaḥ—passion;saṅgam—(the cause of) attachment;bhidā—separatism;calam—and change;tadā—then;duḥkhena—with misery;yujyeta—one becomes endowed;karmaṇā—with material work;yaśasā—with (the desire for) fame;śriyā—and with opulence.

Translation

When the mode of passion, which causes attachment, separatism and activity, conquers ignorance and goodness, a man begins to work hard to acquire prestige and fortune. Thus in the mode of passion he experiences anxiety and struggle.

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