Bhagavad-gītā 14.13
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अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च।तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन।।14.13।।
aprakāśho ’pravṛittiśh cha pramādo moha eva cha tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe kuru-nandana
Darkness, inertness, miscomprehension, and delusion,:these arise when Tamas is predominant, O descendant of Kuru.
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| aprakāśhaḥ | nescience |
| apravṛittiḥ | inertia |
| cha | and |
| pramādaḥ | negligence |
| mohaḥ | delusion |
| eva | indeed |
| cha | also |
| tamasi | mode of ignorance |
| etāni | these |
| jāyante | manifest |
| vivṛiddhe | when dominates |
| kuru-nandana | the joy of the Kurus, Arjun |
Keep the verse in view while connecting aprakāśhaḥ (nescience), cha (also), and kuru-nandana (the joy of the Kurus, Arjun). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to the three qualities that bind embodied life. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 14.13.
Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Study how the three guṇas arise, bind, become visible in effects and are related to a response beyond identification.
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Darkness, inertness, miscomprehension
- 2
these arise when Tamas is predominant, O descendant of Kuru
- 3
aprakāśhaḥ: nescience
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