Shloka 18
तमोगुण-निरूपण
Analysis of Tamas and its Marks
अत्यागश्चाभिमानश्चव मोहो मन्युस्तथाक्षमा । मत्सरश्रैव भूतेषु तामसं वृत्तमिष्यते
atyāgaś cābhimānaś ca moho manyus tathākṣamā | matsaraś caiva bhūteṣu tāmasaṁ vṛttam iṣyate ||
Wika ni Vāyu-deva: “Ang pagkakuripot (pagtangging magbigay), pagmamataas, pagkalito ng isip, galit, kawalan ng pagtitiis, at inggit sa mga nilalang—ang ganitong asal ay itinuturing na tāmasa, isinilang sa dilim at katamaran ng diwa.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines tāmasa conduct by listing inner vices—miserliness, pride, delusion, anger, intolerance, and envy—implying that ethical life requires generosity, humility, clarity, patience, forbearance, and goodwill toward all beings.
Vāyu-deva is instructing the listener by classifying certain traits as tāmasa, using a concise catalogue of behaviors that obstruct dharma and harmonious social and spiritual life.