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BG 14.16 — 14.16 The fruit of good action, they say, is Sattvic and pure, verily the fruit of Rajas is pain, and ignorance is the fruit of Tamas. | Live Gita
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कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम् |
रजसस्तु फलं दुःखमज्ञानं तमसः फलम् ||१४-१६||

karmaṇaḥ sukṛtasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṃ nirmalaṃ phalam . rajasastu phalaṃ duḥkhamajñānaṃ tamasaḥ phalam ||14-16||


।।14.16।। शुभ कर्म का फल सात्विक और निर्मल कहा गया है; रजोगुण का फल दु;ख और तमोगुण का फल अज्ञान है।।

Word-by-word meanings

14.16 कर्मणः of action? सुकृतस्य (of) good? आहुः (they) say? सात्त्विकम् Sattvic? निर्मलम् pure? फलम् the fruit? रजसः of Rajas? तु verily? फलम् the fruit? दुःखम् pain? अज्ञानम् ignorance? तमसः of inertia? फलम् the fruit.Commentary Good action Sattvic action. The fruit of good action is both happiness and,knowledge.They The wise.Rajas means Rajasic action as this verse deals with action. The fruit of Rajasic action is bitter. Rajasic action brings pain? disappointment and dissatisfaction. Rajasic

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।14.16।।पहले कहे हुए श्लोकोंके अर्थका ही सार कहा जाता है --, श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंने शुभ कर्मका? अर्थात् सात्त्विक कर्मका फल सात्त्विक और निर्मल ही बतलाया है? तथा राजस कर्मका फल दुःख बतलाया है? अर्थात् कर्माधिकारसे राजस कर्मका फल भी अपने कारणके अनुसार दुःखरूप राजस ही होता है ( ऐसा कहा है ) और वैसे ही? तामसरूप अधर्मका -- पापकर्मका फल अज्ञान बतलाया है।

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Swami Gambirananda

14.16 They say that the result of good work is pure and is born of sattva. But the result of rajas is sorrow; the result of tamas is ignorance.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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