Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 14.5

Sanskrit

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसंभवाः।निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम्।।14.5।।

sattvaṁ rajas tama iti guṇāḥ prakṛiti-sambhavāḥ nibadhnanti mahā-bāho dehe dehinam avyayam

Meaning

All people operate from three natural modes: clarity and balance, ambition and action, or inertia and resistance. Recognize which dominates your team to lead effectively.

Translation

O mighty-armed one, the qualities, viz. sattva, rajas, and tamas, born of Nature, are the immutable embodiments belonging to the body.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: