सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च | प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च
sattvātsañjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca . pramādamohau tamaso bhavato.ajñānameva ca
Aus Sattva entsteht Wissen, und aus Rajas wahrlich Gier. Aus Tamas entstehen Unachtsamkeit und Verblendung, und auch Unwissenheit.
From sattva is born knowledge [Knowledge acired through the sense-organs.], and from rajas, verily, avarice. From tamas are born inadvertence and delusion as also ignorance, to be sure.
Wenn Sattva vorherrscht, erwacht Wissen und erleuchtet den Intellekt. Rajas hingegen erzeugt unersättliche Gier, die zu Leid führt. Tamas manifestiert sich als Kurzsichtigkeit, Trägheit und Unwissenheit, wodurch ein Mensch die Konsequenzen seiner Handlungen ignoriert.
From Sattva When Sattva becomes predominant. Sattva awakesn knowledge just as the sun causes daylight. Sattva enlightens the intellect.Greed is insatiable like fire. Greed brings misery and pain. Greed is born of Rajas. Rajas creates insatiable desire. Rajas makes one blind to the interests and the feelings of others. A Rajasic man treats others as tools to be utilised for his own selfadvancement or selfaggrandisement.Tamas produces shortsightedness? torpor and ignorance. A Tamasic man does not think a bit of the future conseences. He completely identifies himself with the body and begins to fight with people if they injure his body or speak ill of him. He is ready to do any sinful act in retaliation. He has no sense of proportion and no sense of balance or poise.