Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of the Three GunasKrishna
Verse 8
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 14, श्लोक 8
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम्।
प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत॥८॥
Transliteration
Tamas-Tv-Ajnana-Jam Viddhi Mohanam Sarva-Dehinam.
Pramada-Alasya-Nidrabhis-Tan-Nibadhnati Bharata.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
तमःtamahTamas (ignorance)
तुtubut
अज्ञानजम्ajnana-jamborn of ignorance
विद्धिviddhiknow
मोहनम्mohanamdeluding
सर्वदेहिनाम्sarva-dehinamof all embodied beings
प्रमादpramadanegligence
आलस्यalasyalaziness
निद्राभिःnidrabhihby sleep
तत्tatthat
निबध्नातिnibadhnatibinds
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे भारत! तमोगुण को अज्ञान से उत्पन्न जानो जो सब देहधारियों को मोहित करता है। यह प्रमाद, आलस्य और निद्रा द्वारा बाँधता है।
English Translation
But know Tamas to be born of ignorance, deluding all embodied beings. It binds through negligence, laziness, and sleep, O Bharata.
Commentary (टीका)
Tamas is the lowest of the three Gunas, born from ignorance and causing delusion. It manifests as carelessness, indolence, and excessive sleep. Under its influence, a person cannot discriminate between right and wrong, and remains trapped in inertia. Spiritual seekers must be especially vigilant against tamasic tendencies that dull awareness.