Satvata, Rajas, and Tamas, are said to be the three (original) qualities. These live and act in the bodies of all creatures.
सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चेति गुणानेतान् प्रचक्षते। यत्ते सर्वशरीरेषु तिष्ठन्ति विचरन्ति च॥