tāmasāḥ

ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये

tāmasāḥ — in the mode of ignorance

Whatever states arise from clarity, from restlessness, or from inertia — know that they come from me. I am not in them; they are in me.

ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः

tāmasāḥ — those in the mode of ignorance

Those established in clarity go upward; those in restlessness remain in the middle; and those in inertia, holding to the lowest, go down.

यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः

tāmasāḥ — those in the mode of ignorance

Those of clarity worship the gods; those of restlessness, the powers of wealth and force; and those of inertia worship ghosts and the hosts of spirits.

नियतस्य तु संन्यासः कर्मणो नोपपद्यते

tāmasaḥ — in the mode of ignorance

Renouncing the action that falls to you is not right. Giving it up out of delusion is said to be of inertia.

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः

tāmasaḥ — in the mode of ignorance

A doer who is undisciplined, coarse, stubborn, deceitful, dishonest, lazy, despondent and dilatory is said to be of inertia.