BG 14.17
सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च ।
प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ॥
प्रमादमोहौ तमसो भवतोऽज्ञानमेव च ॥
sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva ca
pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva ca
pramāda-mohau tamaso bhavato ’jñānam eva ca
Word-for-word meanings
jñānam — knowledge; sañjāyate — springs; sattvāt — from sattva; ca — whereas; rajasaḥ — from rajas; lobhaḥ — greed; eva — alone [arises]; tamasaḥ — from tamas; bhavataḥ — arise; pramāda — inattention; mohau — delusion; eva ca — and indeed; ajñānam — ignorance.
Translation
Knowledge springs from sattva, whereas from rajas, only greed arises. Likewise, from tamas arise inattention, delusion, and ignorance.