Bhagavad Gita 18.28
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।
ayuktaḥ prākṛitaḥ stabdhaḥ śhaṭho naiṣhkṛitiko ‘lasaḥ viṣhādī dīrgha-sūtrī cha kartā tāmasa uchyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ayuktaḥ | ayuktaḥ | undisciplined |
| prākṛitaḥ | prākṛitaḥ | vulgar |
| stabdhaḥ | stabdhaḥ | obstinate |
| śhaṭhaḥ | śhaṭhaḥ | cunning |
| naiṣhkṛitikaḥ | naiṣhkṛitikaḥ | dishonest or vile |
| alasaḥ | alasaḥ | slothful |
| viṣhādī | viṣhādī | unhappy and morose |
| dīrgha-sūtrī | dīrgha-sūtrī | procrastinating |
| cha | cha | and |
| kartā | kartā | performer |
| tāmasaḥ | tāmasaḥ | in the mode of ignorance |
| uchyate | uchyate | is said to be |
Unsteady, vulgar, inflexible, deceitful, malicious, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating—such an agent is called Tamasic.
अयुक्त, प्राकृत, स्तब्ध, शठ, नैष्कृतिक, आलसी, विषादी और दीर्घसूत्री कर्ता तामस कहा जाता है।।