Sanskrit

O Arjuna, know that rajas is characterized by passion, arising from desire and attachment. It binds the Embodied One by attachment to action. (BhagavAd GIta, 14)
Attachment to action. I know this one well. I am writing this entry exactly because I have an attachment to action in writing these posts. [...]

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definition:
tamas n. darkness , gloom (also pl.) RV. (%{-maH} , %{pra4NIta} , `” led into darkness , `” deprived of the eye’s light or sight , i , 117 , 17) &c. ; the darkness of hell , hell or a particular division of hell Mn. iv , viii f. VP. ii , 6 , [...]

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definition:
sattva n. (ifc. f. %{A}) being , existence , entity , reality (%{Izvara-s-} , `” the existence of a Supreme Being “‘) , TS &c. &c. ; true essence , nature , disposition of mind , character Pan5cavBr. MBh. &c. ; spiritual essence , spirit , mind Mun2d2Up. Ya1jn5. MBh. BhP. ; vital breath , [...]

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definition:
guNa m. ( %{grah} Un2.) a single thread or strand of a cord or twine (e.g. %{tri-g-} q.v.) , string or thread , rope TS. vii Mr2icch. Kum. Ragh. ; a garland W. ; a bow-string R. iii , 33 , 16 (%{cApa-}) Ragh. ix , 54 R2itus. Hit. ; (in geom.) a sinew ; [...]

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