BG 14.10
रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत ।
रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ॥
रजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ॥
rajas tamaś cābhibhūya sattvaṁ bhavati bhārata
rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaś caiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā
rajaḥ sattvaṁ tamaś caiva tamaḥ sattvaṁ rajas tathā
Word-for-word meanings
bhārata — O descendant of Bharata; sattvam — sattva; bhavati — prevails; abhibhūya — by overpowering; rajaḥ — rajas; ca — and; tamaḥ — tamas; rajaḥ — rajas [prevails]; sattvam — [by overpowering] sattva; ca eva — and indeed; tamaḥ — tamas; tathā — and; tamaḥ — tamas [prevails]; sattvam — [by overpowering] sattva; rajaḥ — [and] rajas.
Translation
O descendant of Bharata, sattva prevails by overpowering rajas and tamas, rajas prevails by overpowering sattva and tamas, and tamas prevails by overpowering sattva and rajas.