BG 14.13

अप्रकाशोऽप्रवृत्तिश्च प्रमादो मोह एव च ।
तमस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे कुरुनन्दन ॥
aprakāśo ’pravṛttiś ca pramādo moha eva ca
tamasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe kuru-nandana

Word-for-word meanings

kuru-nandana — O descendant of Kuru;  vivṛddhe — [when] there is a predominance;  tamasi — of tamas;  aprakāśaḥ — absence of discrimination;  ca — and;  apravṛttiḥ — indifference to duty;  pramādaḥ — carelessness;  eva ca — and indeed;  mohaḥ — delusion;  etāni — all these;  jāyante — become manifest.

Translation

O descendant of Kuru, when tamas is predominant, absence of discrimination, indifference to duty, carelessness, and delusion become manifest.

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