(paṇḍitāḥ)–The learned; āhuḥ–proclaim; phalam–the fruit; sukṛtasya karmaṇaḥ–of good works; nirmalam–is pure; sāttvikam–and of the nature of goodness; tu phalam–and the fruit; rajasaḥ–of passionate action; duḥkham–is sorrow; phalam (cha)–and the fruit; tamasaḥ–of ignorant action; ajñānam–is ignorance. [16]

It is said by the learned that good actions result in purity, passionate actions result in sorrow, and ignorant actions lead to darkness.