Chapter 14 · The Three Qualities · Krishna said

Bhagavad Gita 14.5 — Bondage of the three gunas

सत्त्वं रजस्तम इति गुणाः प्रकृतिसम्भवाः। निबध्नन्ति महाबाहो देहे देहिनमव्ययम् ॥

sattvaṃ rajastama iti guṇāḥ prakṛtisambhavāḥ | nibadhnanti mahābāho dehe dehinamavyayam ||

Meaning

Sattva (goodness), rajas (passion) and tamas (inertia) — these three qualities born of Nature bind the eternal soul to the body.

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