रागी कर्म फल प्रेप्सुः लुब्धः हिंसात्मकः अशुचि:
हर्ष शोक अन्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचि: ।
हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः ॥१८:२७॥
raagee karmaphalaprepsurlubdho himsaatmako'shuchih
harshashokaanvitah kartaa raajasah parikeertitah ||18:27||
raagee karma phala prepsuh lubdhah himsaatmakah ashuchih
harsha shoka anvitah kartaa raajasah parikeertitah
Purport The performer who is enamored, seeking the fruit of actions, greedy, violent, filthy, swayed away by joy and grief, is regarded as Raajas (having the characteristics of attachment).
कर्म (karma) -- action; work
फल (phala) -- fruit; result
प्रेप्सुः (prepsuh) -- seeking; longing for
लुब्धः (lubdhah) -- greedy
हिंसात्मकः (himsaatmakah) -- intent on doing harm
अशुचि (ashuchih) -- filthy; impure
शोक (shoka) -- grief
अन्वितः (anvitah) -- swayed by; carried by
कर्ता (kartaa) -- doer; performer
राजसः (raajasah) -- Rajas; quality or character of attachment
परिकीर्तितः (parikirtitah) -- regarded; proclaimed