Bhagavad Gita · Gunatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 14, Shloka 13 (14.13)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च
तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन
॥ 14.13 ॥
aprakāśo'pravṛttiśca pramādo moha eva ca
tamasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe kurunandana
Translation
"O joy of the Kurus, when tamas increases, darkness (aprakasha), inertia (apravritti), heedlessness and delusion — these arise."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. aprakāśaḥ avivekaḥ; atyantam apravṛttiś ca pravṛttyabhāvaḥ; moha eva ca avivekaḥ mūḍhatā.
Acharya Ramanuja. aprakāśaḥ jñānānudayaḥ — knowledge not dawning; apravṛttiḥ ca stabdhatā — numbness; pramādaḥ akāryapravṛttiphalam anavadhānam — carelessness that leads to wrong action; mohaḥ viparītajñānam.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.