Gita Verse 18.24

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 24

Sanskrit Verse

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।

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

Swami Sivananda's translation

But that action which is done by one longing for the fulfillment of desires or gain with egotism or with much effort is declared to be Rajasic (passionate).

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18

Related Gunas: Rajas