tat tat -- those things; sattvikam -- in the mode of goodness; eva -- indeed; esham -- among the ten items; yat yat -- whatever; vriddhah -- the sages of the past, such as Vyasadeva, who are expert in Vedic knowledge; pracakshate -- they praise; nindanti -- they scorn; tamasam -- in the mode of ignorance; tat tat -- those things; rajasam -- in the mode of passion; tat -- hy the sages; upekshitam -- left alone, neither praised nor criticized.

Among the ten items I have just mentioned, the great sages who understand Vedic knowledge have praised and recommended those that are in the mode of goodness, criticized and rejected those in the mode of ignorance, and shown indifference to those in the mode of passion.