Complete delusion, Ignorance, illiberality, indecision about action, sleep, haughtiness, fcar, cupidity, grief, censure of good deeds, loss of meinory, unripeness of judgeinent, absence of faith, violation of all rules of conduct, want of discrimination, blindness, vileness of conduct, boastful assertion of performance when there has been performance, presumption of knowledge in ignorance, unfriendliness (or hostility), evilness of disposition, absence of faith, stupid reasoning, crookedness, incapacity for association, sinfull action, senselessness, stolidity, assitude, absence of self-control, degradation, all these qualities are known as no belonging to Ignorance. Whatever other states of mid, connected with delusion, exist in the world, all belong to Ignorance, Frequent illspeaking of other people, censuring the celestials and the Brahmanas, illiberality, vanity, delusion, anger, unforgiveness, hostility towards all creatures, are considered as the characteristics of Ignorance.
सम्मोहोऽज्ञानमत्यागः कर्मणामविनिर्णयः। स्वप्नः स्तम्भो भयं लोभः स्वतः सुकृतदूषणम्॥ अस्मृतिश्चाविपाकश्च नास्तिक्यं भिन्नवृत्तिता। निर्विशेषत्वमन्धत्वं जघन्यगुणवृत्तिता॥ अकृते कृतमानित्वमज्ञाने ज्ञानमानिता। अमैत्री विकृताभावो ह्यश्रद्धा मूढभावना॥ अनार्जवमसंज्ञत्वं कर्म पापचेतना। गुरुत्वं सन्नभावत्वमवशित्वमवाग्गतिः॥ सर्व एते गुणा वृत्तास्तामसाः सम्प्रकीर्तिताः। ये चान्ये विहिता भावा लोकेऽस्मिन् भावसंज्ञिताः।। तत्र तत्र नियम्यन्ते सर्वे ते तामसा गुणाः। परिवादकथा नित्यं देवब्राह्मणवैदिकी॥ अत्यागश्चाभिमानश्च मोहो मन्युस्तथाक्षमा। मत्सरश्चैव भूतेषु तामसं वृत्तमिप्यते॥