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Bhagavad Gita 14.6

Chapter 14: Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga (The Three Gunas) · गुणत्रयविभागयोग

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम् ।सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ ॥

tatra sattvaṃ nirmalatvātprakāśakamanāmayam |sukhasaṅgena badhnāti jñānasaṅgena cānagha ||

Meaning of Gita 14.6 in English

Sattva is pure, bright and free from trouble, so it brings clarity and health. Yet even sattva binds a person, through attachment to feeling happy and to being knowledgeable.

गीता 14.6 का हिंदी अर्थ

सत्त्व गुण निर्मल और प्रकाश देने वाला है, इसलिए यह स्पष्टता और स्वास्थ्य लाता है। फिर भी यह सुख और ज्ञान से लगाव के द्वारा मनुष्य को बाँध देता है।

three gunasgoodnesssubtle attachmentpride in knowledge

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.