Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 14/Verse 17

सत्त्वात्संजायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च ।

प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ॥१४- १७॥

sattvātsaṃjāyate jñānaṃ rajaso lobha eva ca ।

pramādamohau tamaso bhavato'jñānameva ca ॥14- 17॥

From sattva, knowledge is born; and indeed, from rajas, greed. Neglect and confusion arise from tamas, and indeed, ignorance. 


sattvāt = from sattva 

saṃjāyate (present tense, 3rd person, singular) = it is born 

jñānam (neuter, nominative, singular) = knowledge 

rajasas (neuter, ablative, singular) = from rajas 

lobhas (masculine, nominative, singular) = greed  

eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and 

pramādamohau (neuter, nominative, dual) = neglect and confusion  

tamasas (neuter, ablative, singular) = from tamas 

bhavatas (present tense, 3rd person, dual) = those two arise 

ajñānam (neuter, nominative, singular) = ignorance 

eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and