यत्तुžकामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुन: | क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥24॥
yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam
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
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.