Bhagavad Gita · Verse 14.13

Chapter 14: Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga (गुणत्रयविभागयोगः)

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च । तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन ॥१३॥

aprakāśo'pravṛttiśca pramādo moha eva ca | tamasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe kurunandana ||13||

Complete Shloka Translation

Descendant of Kuru, when tamas increases, lack of illumination, inactivity, negligence and delusion arise.

Narrative Context: Krishna lists signs of increased tamas.

10 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
अप्रकाश	aprakāśa	lack of illumination
मोह	moha	delusion
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च	aprakāśo'pravṛttiśca	[term] in context of Descendant of Kuru, when tamas...
प्रमादो	pramādo	[term] in context of Descendant of Kuru, when tamas...
एव	eva	[term] in context of Descendant of Kuru, when tamas...
तमस्येतानि	ca	[term] in context of Descendant of Kuru, when tamas...
जायन्ते	tamasyetāni	[term] in context of Descendant of Kuru, when tamas...
विवृद्धे	jāyante	[term] in context of Descendant of Kuru, when tamas...
कुरुनन्दन	vivṛddhe	[term] in context of Descendant of Kuru, when tamas...
१३	kurunandana	[term] in context of Descendant of Kuru, when tamas...

अप्रकाशaprakāśa

lack of illumination

मोहmoha

delusion

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्चaprakāśo'pravṛttiśca