ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः । जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः ॥ १४-१८॥ ūrdhvaṃ gacchanti sattvasthā madhye tiṣṭhanti rājasāḥ jaghanyaguṇavṛttisthā adho gacchanti tāmasāḥ Those who are abiding in SATTWA go upwards; the RAJASIC dwell in the middle; and the TAMASIC, abiding in the function of the lowest GUNA, go downwards. ūrdhvaṃ = upwards; gacchanti = go; sattvasthāḥ = those situated in the mode of goodness; madhye = in the middle; tiṣṭhanti = dwell; rājasāḥ = those situated in the mode of passion; jaghanya = of abominable; guṇa = quality; vṛttisthāḥ = whose occupation; adhaḥ = down; gacchanti = go; tāmasāḥ = persons in the mode of ignorance.;