Synonyms:

sattvam�mode of goodness; raja��mode of passion; tama��mode of ignorance; iti�thus; gu����qualities; prak�ti�material nature; sambhav���produced of; nibadhnanti�does condition; mah�-b�ho�O mighty-armed one; dehe�in this body; dehinam�the living entity; avyayam�eternal.

Material nature consists of the three modes�goodness, passion and ignorance. When the living entity comes in contact with nature, he becomes conditioned by these modes.