Sārathi

Word

tamasaḥ

Used in 9 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.

How it is translated

Every verse

  1. 7.12ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये।ye chaiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāśh cha yeWhatever beings (and objects) that are pure, active, and inert, know that they proceed from Me. They are in Me, yet I am not in them.Here: in the mode of ignorance
  2. 8.9कविं पुराणमनुशासितारkaviṁ purāṇam anuśhāsitāramWhosoever meditates on the Omniscient, the Ancient, the Ruler of the whole world, minuter than an atom, the supporter of all, of inconceivable form, effulgent like the…Here: to the darkness of ignorance
  3. 13.18ज्योतिषामपि तज्ज्योतिस्तमसः परमुच्यते।jyotiṣhām api taj jyotis tamasaḥ param uchyateThat Light of all lights is said to be beyond darkness: knowledge, the knowable, and the goal of knowledge, seated in the hearts of all.Here: the darkness
  4. 14.16कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalamThey say that the fruit of good action is Sattvic and pure; indeed, the fruit of Rajas is pain, and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.Here: mode of ignorance
  5. 14.17सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva chaFrom Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.Here: from the mode of ignorance
  6. 14.18ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।ūrdhvaṁ gachchhanti sattva-sthā madhye tiṣhṭhanti rājasāḥThose seated in Sattva ascend; those of Rajasic nature dwell in the middle; and those of Tamasic nature, abiding in the function of the lowest Guna, descend.Here: those in the mode of ignorance
  7. 17.4यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣha-rakṣhānsi rājasāḥThe sattvic, or pure, men worship the gods; the rajasic, or passionate, worship the yakshas and rakshasas; the others, the tamasic or deluded people, worship ghosts and…Here: those in the mode of ignorance
  8. 18.7नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते।niyatasya tu sannyāsaḥ karmaṇo nopapadyateVerily, the renunciation of obligatory action is not proper; the abandonment of the same out of delusion is declared to be Tamasic.Here: in the mode of ignorance
  9. 18.28अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।ayuktaḥ prākṛitaḥ stabdhaḥ śhaṭho naiṣhkṛitiko ‘lasaḥUnsteady, vulgar, inflexible, deceitful, malicious, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating—such an agent is called Tamasic.Here: in the mode of ignorance