BG 14.16
कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम् ।
रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ॥
रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ॥
karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalam
rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam
rajasas tu phalaṁ duḥkham ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam
Word-for-word meanings
phalam — the result; su-kṛtasya — of meritorious; karmaṇaḥ — action; āhuḥ — is said; sāttvikam — to be of the nature of sattva; nirmalam — [and] pure; tu — but; phalam — the result; rajasaḥ — of rajas; duḥkham — [is] misery; phalam — [and] the result; tamasaḥ — of tamas; ajñānam — [is] ignorance.
Translation
The result of meritorious action is said to be sāttvika and pure. But the result of rājasika action is misery, and the result of tāmasika action is ignorance.