Bhagavad Gita 7.12 Meaning: Ye chaiva sattvika bhava

Bhagavad Gita 7.12

ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये ।मत्त एवेति तान्विद्धि न त्वहं तेषु ते मयि ॥

Ye chaiva sattvika bhava rajasastamasashcha yeMatta eveti tanviddhi na tvaham teshu te mayi

ye caiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasāstāmasāśca ye |matta eveti tānviddhi na tvahaṃ teṣu te mayi ||

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Our explanation All states of being that are sāttvic (calm and clear), rājasic (active and restless) or tāmasic (dull and heavy) come from him alone, Krishna says. Yet he is not in them; they are in him.

हिंदी अर्थ कृष्ण कहते हैं कि सात्त्विक (शांत और निर्मल), राजस (सक्रिय और चंचल) और तामस (जड़ और भारी) जितने भी भाव हैं, सब उन्हीं से हैं। फिर भी वे उन भावों में नहीं हैं; वे भाव उनमें हैं।

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ये ye · which (pronoun (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
एव eva · indeed (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. eva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “just, exactly, very, same, only, even, alone, merely”
सात्त्विकाः sāttvikāḥ · of sattva (calm, clear) (adjective (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: sāttvika, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1200, col. 1 “relating to or endowed with the quality Sattva (i.e. 'purity' or 'goodness')”
भावाः bhāvāḥ · states of being (noun (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: bhāva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 754, col. 2 “manner of being, nature, temperament, character”
राजसाः rājasāḥ · of rajas (active, restless) (adjective (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: rājasa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 875, col. 2 “belonging or relating to the quality rajas”
तामसाः tāmasāḥ · of tamas (dull, heavy) (adjective (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: tāmasa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 442, col. 3 “appertaining to or affected by the quality tamas”
च ca · and (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. ca, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 380, col. 1 “and, both, also, moreover, as well as”
ये ye · which (pronoun (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”
मत्तः mattaḥ · from "me" (Krishna) (pronoun, ablative singular) Dictionary: 1. mad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 777, col. 2 “base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)”
एव eva · alone (indeclinable) Dictionary: 1. eva, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 232, col. 2 “just, exactly, very, same, only, even, alone, merely”
इति iti · thus (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. iti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 165, col. 1 “in this manner, thus”
तान् tān · them (pronoun (masculine), accusative plural) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
विद्धि viddhi · know (imperative, 2nd person singular) Dictionary: 1. vid, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 963, col. 2 “to know, understand, perceive, learn”
न na · not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 “not, no, nor, neither”
तु tu · but (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. tu, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 449, col. 3 “but”
अहम् aham · "I" (Krishna) (pronoun, nominative singular) Dictionary: aham, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 124, col. 2 “nom. sg. ‘I,’”
तेषु teṣu · in them (pronoun (masculine), locative plural) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
ते te · they (pronoun (masculine), nominative plural) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 “m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this”
मयि mayi · in "me" (Krishna) (pronoun, locative singular) Dictionary: 1. mad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 777, col. 2 “base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)”

Bhagavad Gita 7.12: meaning and translation

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