The triad of guṇas
Ancient Ṣimānanda SanskritTats_4
traiguṇyam ||
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sattvaṃ rajastama iti guṇāḥ bhāveṇyastraiguṇyam / prasādo lāghavaṃ saṅgaḥ prasaṅgāt prītirārjavam //
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tuṣṭistitikṣā sattvasya rūpaṃ sākṣāt sukhāvaham / śokastambhadveṣatāpakhedabhogābhimānitā //
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rajorūpāṇyanekāni bahuduḥkhapradāni vai / tamo nāmācchādanādi bībhatsāvaraṇādi ca //
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dainyagauravanidrādipramādālasyalakṣaṇam / mohātmakamanantaṃ tadevaṃ traiguṇyamīritam / sattvaṃ prakāśakaṃ vidyādrajo vidyāt pravarttakam //
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vināśakaṃ tamo vidyāt traiguṇyaṃ nāma sañjñitam /