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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14, Verse 18 (14.18) means: Those settled in clarity rise upward; the restless stay in the middle; those steeped in dullness sink low.
ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।जघन्यगुणवृत्तिस्था अधो गच्छन्ति तामसाः।।14.18।।
ūrdhvaṁ gachchhanti sattva-sthā madhye tiṣhṭhanti rājasāḥ jaghanya-guṇa-vṛitti-sthā adho gachchhanti tāmasāḥ
Those settled in clarity rise upward; the restless stay in the middle; those steeped in dullness sink low.
जो स्पष्टता में स्थित हैं वे ऊपर उठते हैं; बेचैन बीच में रहते हैं; जो जड़ता में डूबे हैं वे नीचे गिरते हैं।
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It is verse 18 of Chapter 14 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 27 verses in total.
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