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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 11

भगवद् गीता अध्याय 14 श्लोक 11

सर्वद्वारेषु देहेऽस्मिन्प्रकाश उपजायते।
ज्ञानं यदा तदा विद्याद्विवृद्धं सत्त्वमित्युत।।14.11।।

English Translation - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

14.11. When the knowledge-light arises in all the gates in this body, then one should also know that the Sattva has increased predominantly.

English Translation of Commentary - Dr. S. Sankaranarayan

14.11 See Comment under 14.13

Transliteration Bhagavad Gita 14.11

Sarvadwaareshu dehe’smin prakaasha upajaayate; Jnaanam yadaa tadaa vidyaa dvivriddham sattwamityuta.

Word Meanings Bhagavad Gita 14.11

sarva—all; dvāreṣhu—through the gates; dehe—body; asmin—in this; prakāśhaḥ—illumination; upajāyate—manifest; jñānam—knowledge; yadā—when; tadā—then; vidyāt—know; vivṛiddham—predominates; sattvam—mode of goodness; iti—thus; uta—certainly; lobhaḥ—greed; pravṛittiḥ—activity; ārambhaḥ—exertion; karmaṇām—for fruitive actions; aśhamaḥ—restlessness; spṛihā—craving; rajasi—of the mode of passion; etāni—these; jāyante—develop; vivṛiddhe—when predominates; bharata-ṛiṣhabha—the best of the Bharatas, Arjun; aprakāśhaḥ—nescience; apravṛittiḥ—inertia; cha—and; pramādaḥ—negligence; mohaḥ—delusion; eva—indeed; cha—also; tamasi—mode of ignorance; etāni—these; jāyante—manifest; vivṛiddhe—when dominates; kuru-nandana—the joy of the Kurus, Arjun