Sanskrit
पुरुषः प्रकृतिस्थो हि भुङ्क्ते प्रकृतिजान्गुणान् ।कारणं गुणसङ्गोऽस्य सदसद्योनिजन्मसु ॥
Transliteration
puruṣaḥ prakṛtistho hi bhuṅkte prakṛtijānguṇān kāraṇaṃ guṇasaṅgo'sya sadasadyonijanmasu
Translation
Spirit seated in Matter useth the qualities born of Matter; attachment to the qualities is the cause of his births in good and evil wombs.