Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 27 (18.27)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः
हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः
॥ 18.27 ॥
rāgī karmaphalaprepsurlubdho hiṃsātmako'śuciḥ
harṣaśokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
Translation
"The doer who is passionate, who seeks the fruits of action, who is greedy, violent, impure, and swayed by joy and sorrow, is called rajasic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. lubdhaḥ paradravyeṣu saṃjātatṛṣṇaḥ; hiṃsātmakaḥ parapīḍākarasvabhāvaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja. rāgī yaśo'rthī; hiṃsātmakaḥ parān pīḍayitvā taiḥ karma kurvāṇaḥ — one who gets work done by others by causing them pain.
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