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:,ब्राह्मणने कहा--देवि! इस संसारमें सत्त्व, रज और तम--ये तीन मेरे शत्रु हैं। ये वृत्तियोंके भेदसे नौ प्रकारके माने गये हैं। हर्ष, प्रीति और आनन्द--ये तीन सात््विक गुण हैं; तृष्णा, क्रोध और द्वेषभाव--से तीन राजस गुण हैं और थकावट, तन्द्रा तथा मोह--ये तीन तामस गुण हैं
tṛṣṇā krodho ’bhisaṃrambho rājasās te guṇāḥ smṛtāḥ | śramas tandrā ca mohaś ca trayas te tāmasā guṇāḥ ||
O brâmane disse: «Desejo, ira e ímpeto agressivo — essas três são lembradas como qualidades de rajas. Cansaço, sonolência e ilusão — essas três são qualidades de tamas.»
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.