Bhagavad Gita 14.12
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ।।
lobhaḥ pravṛittir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśhamaḥ spṛihā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe bharatarṣhabha
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| lobhaḥ | lobhaḥ | greed |
| pravṛittiḥ | pravṛittiḥ | activity |
| ārambhaḥ | ārambhaḥ | exertion |
| karmaṇām | karmaṇām | for fruitive actions |
| aśhamaḥ | aśhamaḥ | restlessness |
| spṛihā | spṛihā | craving |
| rajasi | rajasi | of the mode of passion |
| etāni | etāni | these |
| jāyante | jāyante | develop |
| vivṛiddhe | vivṛiddhe | when predominates |
| bharata-ṛiṣhabha | bharata-ṛiṣhabha | the best of the Bharatas, Arjun |
Greed, activity, the undertaking of actions, restlessness, and longing—these arise when Rajas is predominant, O Arjuna.
हे भरत-श्रेष्ठ ! रजोगुण के प्रवृद्ध होने पर लोभ, प्रवृत्ति (सामान्य चेष्टा) कर्मों का आरम्भ, शम का अभाव तथा स्पृहा, ये सब उत्पन्न होते हैं।।