अध्यवसायो बुद्धिर्धर्मो ज्ञानं विराग ऐश्वर्यम् ।सात्त्विकमेतद्रूपं तामसमस्माद्विपर्यस्तम् ॥ २३ ॥

adhyavasāyo buddhirdharmo jñānaṁ virāga aiśvaryam ।sāttvikametadrūpaṁ tāmasamasmādviparyastam ॥ 23 ॥

adhyavasāyaḥ=ascertainment; buddhiḥ=intellect; dharmaḥ=virtue; jñānaṁ=wisdom; virāga=dispassion; aiśvaryam=lordliness; sāttvikam=when sattva guna dominates; etadrūpaṁ=is of the nature of; tāmasam=when tamas guna dominates; asmāt=from this; viparyastam=opposite

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