Mahabharata 12.209.18
सत्त्वं रजस्तमश्चेति देवासुरगुणान्विदुःसत्त्वं देवगुणं विद्यादितरावासुरौ गुणौ
sattvaṃ rajastamaśceti devāsuraguṇānviduḥsattvaṃ devaguṇaṃ vidyāditarāvāsurau guṇau
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