सत्त्वं लघु प्रकाशकमिष्टमुपष्टम्भकं चलं च रजः ।गुरु वरणकमेव तमः प्रदीपवच्चार्थतो वृत्तिः ॥ १३ ॥

sattvaṁ laghu prakāśakamiṣṭamupaṣṭambhakaṁ calaṁ ca rajaḥ ।guru varaṇakameva tamaḥ pradīpavaccārthato vṛttiḥ ॥ 13 ॥

sattvaṁ=sattva guna; laghu=light, buoyant; prakāśakam=illuminating; iṣṭam=desired, considered; upaṣṭambhakaṁ=exciting; calaṁ=restless; ca=and; rajaḥ=rajas guna; guru=heavy; varaṇakam=enveloping, obscuring; eva=indeed; tamaḥ=tamas guna; pradīpavat=like a lamp; ca=and; arthato=for the purpose; vṛttiḥ=function, operation

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