Sāṃkhya Kārikā verse 12

prīti-aprīti-viṣāda-ātmakāḥ prakāśa-pravṛtti-niyamārthāḥ |
anyonya-abhibhava-āśraya-janana-mithuna-vṛttayaḥ ca guṇāḥ ||

viṣāda - despairprakāśa - brightnesspravṛtti - finer cognition; special cognitionāśraya - correspondence; that to which anything is annexed, or with which anything is closely connected, or on which anything depends or restsvṛtti - fluctuation; modification; turned; set in motion, course of action, behaviour, movement; activity, function; professionguṇa - attributes of nature; qualities
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Commentaries and Reflections

Paul Harvey:

The Nature of the three Guṇa are Gratifying, Painful and Depressing,
(they serve) Brightness, Endeavour and Restraint, and are mutually Supressing, Supporting, Producing, Co-existing, Fluctuating.