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SB 11.25.9

Devanāgarī

पुरुषं सत्त्वसंयुक्तमनुमीयाच्छमादिभि: । कामादिभी रजोयुक्तं क्रोधाद्यैस्तमसा युतम् ॥ ९ ॥

Text

puruṣaṁ sattva-saṁyuktam anumīyāc chamādibhiḥ kāmādibhī rajo-yuktaṁ krodhādyais tamasā yutam

Synonyms

puruṣam—a person;sattva-saṁyuktam—endowed with the mode of goodness;anumīyāt—can be deduced;śama-ādibhiḥ—by his qualities of sense control and so on;kāma-ādibhiḥ—by lust and so on;rajaḥ-yuktam—one who is in the mode of passion;krodha-ādyaiḥ—by anger and so on;tamasā—with the mode of ignorance;yutam—one who is endowed.

Translation

A person exhibiting qualities such as self-control is understood to be predominantly in the mode of goodness. Similarly, a passionate person is recognized by his lust, and one in ignorance is recognized by qualities such as anger.

← SB 11.25.8Chapter 25SB 11.25.10