Bhagavad Gita 14.8 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The sleepy mood is lazy, foggy and careless.”
What it means
“Inertia comes from ignorance and confuses all beings. It binds you through carelessness, laziness and sleep.”
The original Sanskrit
तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् । प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस्तन्निबध्नाति भारत ॥
tamastvajñānajaṃ viddhi mohanaṃ sarvadehinām pramādālasyanidrābhistannibadhnāti bhārata
Translations
Literal translation
On the other hand, know tamas, which deludes all embodied beings, to be born of ignorance. O scion of the Bharata dynasty, that binds through inadvertence, laziness and sleep.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
और हे भारत ! तमोगुण को अज्ञान से उत्पन्न जानो; जो समस्त देहधारियों (जीवों) को मोहित करने वाला है। वह प्रमाद, आल स्य और निद्रा के द्वारा जीव को बांधता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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