purusham -- a person; sattva-samyuktam -- endowed with the mode of goodness; anumiyat -- can be deduced; sama-adibhih -- by his qualities of sense control and so on; kama-adibhih -- by lust and so on; rajah-yuktam -- one who is in the mode of passion; krodha-adyaih -- by anger and so on; tamasa -- 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.