Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 28 (18.28)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैकृतिकोऽलसः
विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते
॥ 18.28 ॥
ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naikṛtiko'lasaḥ
viṣādī dīrghasūtrī ca kartā tāmasa ucyate
Translation
"The doer who is undisciplined, unrefined (prakrita), obstinate, deceitful, dishonest (naishkritika), lazy, despondent and procrastinating is called tamasic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. stabdhaḥ daṇḍavat na namati kasmaicit; naiṣkṛtikaḥ paravibhedanaparaḥ (Shankara's reading is naiṣkṛtika).
Acharya Ramanuja. prākṛtaḥ anadhigatavidyaḥ; naiṣkṛtikaḥ vañcanaparaḥ (Ramanuja also reads naiṣkṛtika).
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