BG 14.10

रजस् तमश् चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत । रजः सत्त्वं तमश् चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस् तथा ॥

rajas tamaś cābhibhūya sattvaṃ bhavati bhārata | rajaḥ sattvaṃ tamaś caiva tamaḥ sattvaṃ rajas tathā ||

"Sattva, rajas, or tamas — each can become dominant over the others, alternating in every mind."

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4 translations · all pre-1928 or released to public domain · sources

Shankaracharya's commentary, trans. Alladi Mahadeva Sastry (1897)

[1]

MISSING — SH Ch.14 V10 not indexed; Ganguli and SW used as primary.

Swami Swarupananda, Srimad Bhagavad Gita (1909)

[4]

Sattva arises, O descendant of Bharata, predominating over Rajas and Tamas; likewise Rajas over Sattva and Tamas; so, Tamas over Sattva and Rajas.

K.T. Telang, Sacred Books of the East Vol. 8 (1882)

[9]

Goodness increases, O descendant of Bharata, when it overpowers passion and darkness; and passion when it overpowers goodness and darkness; and darkness when it overpowers goodness and passion.

K.M. Ganguli, The Mahabharata, Bhishma Parva (1883–96)

[13]

Passion and darkness, being repressed, Goodness remains, O Bharata. Passion and goodness (being repressed), darkness (remains); Goodness and darkness (being repressed), passion (remains).