tāmasaś cety ahaṁ tridhā

mahat-the great; tattvat-causal truth; vikurvanat-being transformed; aham-false ego; tattvam-material truth; vyajayata-became manifested; karya-effects; karana-cause; kartr-doer; atma-soul or source; bhuta-material ingredients; indriya-senses; manah-mayah-hovering on the mental plane; vaikarikah-mode of goodness; taijasah-mode of passion; tamasah-mode of ignorance; ca-and; iti-thus; aham-false ego; tridha-three kinds.