Karika 12

प्रीत्यप्रीतिविषादात्मकाः प्रकाशप्रवृत्ति१नियमार्थाः। अन्योन्याभिभवाश्रयजननमिथुनवृत्तयश्च गुणाः ॥१२॥

prītyaprītiviṣādātmakāḥ prakāśapravr̥tti1niyamārthāḥ। anyōnyābhibhavāśrayajananamithunavr̥ttayaśca guṇāḥ ॥12॥

[प्रीति अप्रीति विषाद आत्मकाः प्रकाश प्रवृत्ति नियम अर्थाः। अन्य अन्य अभिभव आश्रय जनन मिथुन वृत्तयः च गुणाः॥
prīti = loved; aprīti = not loved; viṣāda ātmakāḥ = regrettable; prakāśa = illuminating; pravr̥tti = tendencies; niyama = law; arthāḥ = abiding; anya anya = having different, different / varied; abhibhava = dominating / overpowering; āśraya = sheltering; janana = being born; mithuna = having coupled; vr̥ttayaḥ = induce activities; ca = and; guṇāḥ = qualities;]

The qualities with their varied overpowering, sheltering, being born, and coupling activities (vr̥ttayaḥ) result in illuminating and law-abiding tendencies (pravr̥tti) that are dear, not so dear, and regrettable.