Sattva attaches to happiness, Rajas to action, O Arjuna, while Tamas, verily shrouding knowledge, attaches to heedlessness.

Swami Sivananda

O scion of the Bharata dynasty, sattva attaches one to happiness, rajas to action, while tamas, obscuring knowledge, leads to inadvertence as well.

Swami Gambirananda

Follows the commentary of Shankara (Advaita).

Sattva generates attachment to pleasure, Rajas to action, O Arjuna. But Tamas, obscuring knowledge, generates attachment to negligence.

Swami Adidevananda

Follows the commentary of Ramanuja (Vishishtadvaita).

O descendant of Bharata! The Sattva fully dominates the Embodied in the field of happiness; the Rajas in action; but the Tamas also totally dominates in the field of negligence, by veiling knowledge.

Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

Follows the commentary of Abhinavagupta (Kashmir Shaivism).

Purity brings happiness, passion brings commotion, and ignorance, which obscures wisdom, leads to a life of failure.

Shri Purohit Swami

हे भरतवंशोद्भव अर्जुन ! सत्त्वगुण सुखमें और रजोगुण कर्ममें लगाकर मनुष्यपर विजय करता है तथा तमोगुण ज्ञानको ढककर एवं प्रमादमें भी लगाकर मनुष्यपर विजंय करता है।

Swami Ramsukhdas

हे भारत ! सत्त्वगुण सुख में आसक्त कर देता है और रजोगुण कर्म में, किन्तु तमोगुण ज्ञान को आवृत्त करके जीव को प्रमाद से युक्त कर देता है।

Swami Tejomayananda