ŚB 11.25.15
Devanagari
यदा जयेद् रज: सत्त्वं तमो मूढं लयं जडम् ।
युज्येत शोकमोहाभ्यां निद्रयाहिंसयाशया ॥ १५ ॥
युज्येत शोकमोहाभ्यां निद्रयाहिंसयाशया ॥ १५ ॥
Text
yadā jayed rajaḥ sattvaṁ
tamo mūḍhaṁ layaṁ jaḍam
yujyeta śoka-mohābhyāṁ
nidrayā hiṁsayāśayā
tamo mūḍhaṁ layaṁ jaḍam
yujyeta śoka-mohābhyāṁ
nidrayā hiṁsayāśayā
Synonyms
yadā — when; jayet — conquers; rajaḥ sattvam — the modes of passion and goodness; tamaḥ — the mode of darkness; mūḍham — defeating one’s discrimination; layam — covering over consciousness; jaḍam — devoid of endeavor; yujyeta — one becomes endowed; śoka — with lamentation; mohābhyām — and bewilderment; nidrayā — with oversleeping; hiṁsayā — with violent qualities; āśayā — and false hopes.
Translation
When the mode of ignorance conquers passion and goodness, it covers one’s consciousness and makes one foolish and dull. Falling into lamentation and illusion, a person in the mode of ignorance sleeps excessively, indulges in false hopes, and displays violence toward others.