सत्त्वं सुखे सञ्जयति रजः कर्मणि भारत | ज्ञानमावृत्य तु तमः प्रमादे सञ्जयत्युत
sattvaṃ sukhe sañjayati rajaḥ karmaṇi bhārata . jñānamāvṛtya tu tamaḥ pramāde sañjayatyuta
婆罗多族后裔啊，悦性（sattva）使人执着于快乐，激性（rajas）使人执着于行动，而惰性（tamas）则遮蔽知识，亦导致疏忽。
O scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas, covering up knowledge, leads to inadvertence also.
正如乌云笼罩太阳，惰性也遮蔽知识或真我之光。惰性使人执着于疏忽，即对职责的无知或遗忘，或未能履行必要的（义务性）职责。
Just as a dark cloud enshrouds the sun? so also Tamas envelops knowledge or the light of the Self. Tamas creates an attachment for heedlessness? that is? ignorance or forgetfulness of duty or the nonperformance of necessary (obligatory) duties.