BG 14.15
When passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those attached to work. Similarly, when ignorance prevails, the soul is reborn in the wombs of the foolish.
तथा प्रलीनस्तमसि मूढयोनिषु जायते
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rajasi — in the mode of passion
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pralayaṁ — death
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gatvā — attaining
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karma-saṅgiṣhu — among people driven by work
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karma
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saṅgiṣhu
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jāyate — are born
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tathā — likewise
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pralīnas — dying
pralīnaḥ—dying -
tamasi — in the mode of ignorance
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mūḍha-yoniṣhu — of ignorant wombs
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mūḍha — idiotic, stupid, ignorant, dull
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yoniṣhu — of the womb
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jāyate — takes birth
When purity prevails, the soul may pass from the body to the pure worlds of the enlightened. When passion prevails, the soul is reborn among those attached to work. Similarly, when ignorance prevails, the soul is reborn in the wombs of the foolish.
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