puruṣam - a person; sattva-saṁyuktam - endowed with the mode of goodness; anumīyāt - can be deduced; śama-ādibhiḥ - by his qualities of sense control and so on; kāma-ādibhiḥ - by lust and so on; rajaḥ-yuktam - one who is in the mode of passion; krodha-ādyaiḥ - by anger and so on; tamasā - with the mode of ignorance; yutam - one who is endowed.

A person exhibiting qualities such as self-control is understood to be predominantly in the mode of goodness. Similarly, a passionate person is recognized by his lust, and one in ignorance is recognized by qualities such as anger.