Bhagavad Gita 18.27
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः।।
rāgī karma-phala-prepsur lubdho hinsātmako ‘śhuchiḥ harṣha-śhokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| rāgī | rāgī | craving |
| karma-phala | karma-phala | fruit of work |
| prepsuḥ | prepsuḥ | covet |
| lubdhaḥ | lubdhaḥ | greedy |
| hinsā-ātmakaḥ | hinsā-ātmakaḥ | violent-natured |
| aśhuchiḥ | aśhuchiḥ | impure |
| harṣha-śhoka-anvitaḥ | harṣha-śhoka-anvitaḥ | moved by joy and sorrow |
| kartā | kartā | performer |
| rājasaḥ | rājasaḥ | in the mode of passion |
| parikīrtitaḥ | parikīrtitaḥ | is declared |
Passionate, desiring to obtain the reward of their actions, greedy, cruel, impure, moved by joy and sorrow, such an agent is said to be Rajasic.
रागी, कर्मफल का इच्छुक, लोभी, हिंसक स्वभाव वाला, अशुद्ध और हर्षशोक से युक्त कर्ता राजस कहलाता है।।