Shloka 2
अम्बरीषगाथा—गुणत्रयविभागः तथा लोभनिग्रहः
Ambarīṣa’s Gāthā: The Guṇas and the Restraint of Greed
तृष्णा क्रोधो5भिसंरम्भो राजसास्ते गुणा: स्मृता: । श्रमस्तन्द्रा च मोहश्न त्रयस्ते तामसा गुणा:
tṛṣṇā krodho ’bhisaṃrambho rājasās te guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ | śramas tandrā ca mohaś ca trayas te tāmasā guṇāḥ ||
ব্রাহ্মণ বললেন—“তৃষ্ণা, ক্রোধ ও উন্মত্ত উদ্যম—এ তিন রজোগুণ বলে স্মৃত। ক্লান্তি, তন্দ্রা ও মোহ—এ তিন তমোগুণ।”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse classifies mental forces into guṇas: rajas manifests as craving, anger, and rash aggression; tamas manifests as fatigue, drowsiness, and delusion. Ethical progress requires recognizing these tendencies as obstacles to discernment and disciplined action.
A Brāhmaṇa is instructing a listener (addressed as ‘Devi’ in the surrounding passage) by enumerating the rājasa and tāmasa dispositions, continuing a broader teaching on how the three guṇas shape human behavior.