Bhagavad Gita
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Verse 15
Chapter 14
Verse 16 of 27
Verse 17
Verse 14.16
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्। रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ॥14.16॥
14.16 karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṃ nirmalaṃ phalam rajasas tu phalaṃ duḥkham ajñānaṃ tamasaḥ phalam
Translations
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BradOriginal Translation

Of a well-done action (karma), they say, the fruit is of goodness (sāttvika) and flawless. But the fruit of passion (rajas) is sorrow; the fruit of darkness (tamas) is ignorance (ajñāna).

Stoller MillerLiterary

The fruit of good conduct is pure and untainted they say, but suffering is the fruit of passion, ignorance the fruit of dark inertia.

ZaehnerJesuit

(16) Of works well clone, they say, the fruits belong to Goodness, being without spot: but pain is the fruit of Passion, ignorance the fruit of Darkness.

GambhiranandaAdvaita

14.16 They say that the result of good work is pure and is born of sattva. But the result of rajas is sorrow; the result of tamas is ignorance.

AdidevanandaVishishtadvaita

14.16 The fruits of a good deed, they say, is pure and is of the nature of Sattva. But the fruit of Rajas is pain; and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.

SivanandaVedanta

14.16 The fruit of good action, they say, is Sattvic and pure, verily the fruit of Rajas is pain, and ignorance is the fruit of Tamas.

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Verse 15
Chapter 14
Verse 16 of 27
Verse 17