रजस्तमश्चाभिभूय सत्त्वं भवति भारत |\nरजः सत्त्वं तमश्चैव तमः सत्त्वं रजस्तथा ||१४-१०||
rajastamaścābhibhūya sattvaṃ bhavati bhārata .\nrajaḥ sattvaṃ tamaścaiva tamaḥ sattvaṃ rajastathā ||14-10||
Sometimes goodness (sattva) prevails over passion (rajas) and ignorance (tamas), O scion of Bharat. Sometimes passion (rajas) dominates goodness (sattva) and ignorance (tamas), and at other times ignorance (tamas) overcomes goodness (sattva) and passion (rajas).