Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 31 (18.31)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च
अयथावत् प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी
॥ 18.31 ॥
yayā dharmamadharmaṃ ca kāryaṃ cākāryameva ca
ayathāvat prajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī
Translation
"O Partha, the intellect by which a person does not rightly know dharma and adharma, what should and should not be done — that is rajasic intellect."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. ayathāvat na yathāvat sarvataḥ nirṇayena na prajānāti.
Acharya Ramanuja. deśakālāvasthādiṣu kāryaṃ ca akāryaṃ ca yathāvat na jānāti — it does not know what to do according to place, time and circumstance.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.