Bhagavad Gita 18.38
विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम्।परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम्।।
viṣhayendriya-sanyogād yat tad agre ’mṛitopamam pariṇāme viṣham iva tat sukhaṁ rājasaṁ smṛitam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| viṣhaya | viṣhaya | with the sense objects |
| indriya | indriya | the senses |
| sanyogāt | sanyogāt | from the contact |
| yat | yat | which |
| tat | tat | that |
| agre | agre | at first |
| amṛita-upamam | amṛita-upamam | like nectar |
| pariṇāme | pariṇāme | at the end |
| viṣham iva | viṣham iva | like poison |
| tat | tat | that |
| sukham | sukham | happiness |
| rājasam | rājasam | in the mode of passion |
| smṛitam | smṛitam | is said to be |
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.
जो सुख विषयों और इन्द्रियों के संयोग से उत्पन्न होता है, वह प्रथम तो अमृत के समान, परन्तु परिणाम में विष तुल्य होता है, वह सुख राजस कहा गया है।।