Gita Verse 18.38

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 18, Verse 38

Sanskrit Verse

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।18.38।।

Transliteration

viṣhayendriya-sanyogād yat tad agre ’mṛitopamam

pariṇāme viṣham iva tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛitam

Word meanings

viṣhaya—with the sense objects; indriya—the senses; sanyogāt—from the contact; yat—which; tat—that; agre—at first; amṛita-upamam—like nectar; pariṇāme—at the end; viṣham iva—like poison; tat—that; sukham—happiness; rājasam—in the mode of passion; smṛitam—is said to be

Swami Sivananda's translation

That happiness which arises from the contact of the senses with the objects, which is initially like nectar but eventually like poison, is said to be Rajasic.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 18

Related Gunas: Rajas