तमस्त्वज्ञानजं विद्धि मोहनं सर्वदेहिनाम् । प्रमादालस्यनिद्राभिस् तन्निबध्नाति भारत ॥ ८ ॥
tamas tv ajnana-jam viddhi
mohanam sarva-dehinam
pramadalasya-nidrabhis
tan nibadhnati bharata
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.