ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः ।
जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः ॥१४- १८॥
ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ ।
jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthā adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ ॥14- 18॥
The sattvic go upward, the rajasic stand in the middle, the tamasic, established in the condition of the guna that is the lowest, go downwards .
ūrdhvam (adverb) (indeclinable) = upward
gacchanti (present tense, 3rd person, singular) = they go
sattvasthās (masculine, nominative, plural) = the sattvic
madhye (masculine, locative, singular) = in the middle
tiṣṭhanti (present tense, 3rd person, plural) = they stand
rājasās (masculine, nominative, plural) = the rajasic
jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthās (jaghanya + guṇa + vṛtti + sthās) (masculine, nominative, plural) = established in the condition guna that is the lowest
adhas (adverb) (indeclinable) = downwards
gacchanti (present tense, 3rd person, singular) = they go
tāmasās (masculine, nominative, plural) = the tamasic
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