ajñānaṁ tamasaḥ phalam

karmanah-of work; sukrtasya-in the mode of goodness; ahuh-said; sattvikam-mode of goodness; nirmalam-purified; phalam-result; rajasah-of the mode of passion; tu-but; phalam-result; duhkham-misery; ajnanam-nonsense; tamasah-of the mode of ignorance; phalam-result.