Chapter 18, Verse 24



यत्तुžकामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुन: | क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥24॥

Transliteration

yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam

Word Meanings

yat—which; tu—but; kāma-īpsunā—prompted by selfish desire; karma—action; sa-ahaṅkāreṇa—with pride; vā—or; punaḥ—again; kriyate—enacted; bahula-āyāsam—stressfully; tat—that; rājasam—in the nature of passion; udāhṛitam—is said to be

Translation

But that action is said to be born of rajas which is done by one desirous of results or by one who is egotistic, and which is highly strenuous.