yada -- when; jayet -- conquers; rajah sattvam -- the modes of passion and goodness; tamah -- the mode of darkness; mudham -- defeating one's discrimination; layam -- covering over consciousness; jadam -- devoid of endeavor; yujyeta -- one becomes endowed; soka -- with lamentation; mohabhyam -- and bewilderment; nidraya -- with oversleeping; himsaya -- with violent qualities; asaya -- and false hopes.

When the mode of ignorance conquers passion and goodness, it covers one's consciousness and makes one foolish and dull. Falling into lamentation and illusion, a person in the mode of ignorance sleeps excessively, indulges in false hopes, and displays violence toward others.