Synonyms:

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tamah–mode of ignorance; tu–but; ajnana-jam–products of ignorance;

viddhi–knowing; mohanam–delusion; sarva-dehinam–of all embodied

beings; pramada–madness; alasya–indolence; nidrabhih–sleep; tat–

that; nibadhnati–binds; bharata–O son of Bharata.

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Translation:

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O son of Bharata, the mode of darkness causes the delusion of all

living entities. The result of this mode is madness, indolence and

sleep, which bind the conditioned soul.