Vers 14.6

तत्र सत्त्वं निर्मलत्वात्प्रकाशकमनामयम् ।

सुखसङ्गेन बध्नाति ज्ञानसङ्गेन चानघ ॥

14.6

Transliteratie

tatra sattvaṃ nirmalatvātprakāśakamanāmayam |

sukhasaṅgena badhnāti jñānasaṅgena cānagha ||

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Vertaling

Of these, Sattva, which from its stainlessness is luminous and healthy, binds by attachment to happiness and by attachment to knowledge, O sinless one.

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Woord voor woord

of these
sattva
being pure
illuminating
free from ill

by attachment to happiness
binds
by attachment to knowledge
and
O sinless one

Door Sanskrit System · Machineconcept · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Uitleg

Krishna begins with clarity (sattva). Because it is pure, it gives light and is free from disturbance. It is the most desirable of the three. Yet even clarity binds, through attachment to happiness and attachment to knowledge. This is a subtle and important point. One can become attached to feeling peaceful or to being wise, and that attachment, though refined, is still a bond. The verse warns against spiritual complacency. The goal is not to settle in the pleasant state of clarity but to go beyond all three qualities.