अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च | तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन
aprakāśo.apravṛttiśca pramādo moha eva ca . tamasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe kurunandana
俱盧族之子啊，當答磨（Tamas）佔主導時，這些必然會產生：無辨別力、不活動、疏忽和迷惑。
O descendant of the Kuru dynasty, when tamas predominates these surely [i.e. without exception.-M.S.] come into being: non-discrimination and inactivity, inadvertence and delusion.
當答磨（Tamas）增長時，黑暗、無所事事的慾望、忘記職責和困惑便會產生。黑暗（Darkness）即缺乏辨別力。不活動（Apravritti）即極度的惰性。疏忽（Pramada）和迷惑（Moha）是黑暗的影響。這些都是表明答磨（Tamas）佔主導地位的特徵或標誌。答磨（Tamas）是靈性進步和人生各方面成功的巨大絆腳石，必須不惜一切代價將其摧毀。人們常將答磨（Tamas）誤認為悅性（Sattva）或寂靜（Shanti）。他們將答磨性的人視為一位沉默的瑜伽士，認為「一切都是定業（Prarabdha），一切都是幻象（Maya），沒有世界，我為何要工作？工作會束縛我。我是梵（Brahman）。」這並非靈性，而是純粹而濃厚的答磨（Tamas）。
When Tamas increases? darkness? a desire to do nothing? forgetfulness of ones duties and confusion ome into existence.Darkness Absence of discrimination.Apravritti Inertness extreme inactivity.Pramada (heedlessness) and Moha (delusion) are the effects of darkness. These are the characteristics or marks which indicate that Tamas is predominant. Tamas is a great stumbling block to spiritual progress and success in any walk of life. It must be destroyed at all costs. People mistake Tamas for Sattva or Santi (peace). They take the Tamasic man for a silent Yogi All is Prarabdha Everything is Maya There is no world Why should I work Work will bind me. I am Brahman. This is not spirituality but pure and thick Tamas.