विषय इन्द्रिय संयोगात् यत् तत् अग्रे अमृत उपमम्
परिणामे विषम् इव तत् सुखम् राजसम् स्मृतम्

विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम् ।
परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥१८:३८॥

vishayendriyasamyogaadyattadagre'mritopamam
parinaame vishamiva tatsukham raajasam smritam ||18:38||

vishaya indriya samyogaat yat tat agre amrita upamam
parinaame visham iva tat sukham raajasam smritam

Purport That which is from the combination of the senses, is like the immortality nectar in the beginning, that happiness is remembered as Raajas (having the characteristics of attachment).

विषय (vishaya) -- subject; matter; objects affecting the senses
इन्द्रिय (indriya) -- senses
संयोगात् (samyogaat) -- from combination
यत् (yat) -- which; attempt; strive
तत् (tat) -- that
अग्रे (agre) -- in the beginning; further
अमृत (amrita) -- immortality nectar; ambrosia, elixir
उपमम् (upamam) -- like; similar
परिणामे (parinaame) -- in the end
विषम् (visham) -- poison
इव (iva) -- like
तत् (tat) -- that
सुखम् (sukham) -- happiness; pleasure
राजसम् (raajasam) -- Rajas; quality or character of attachment
स्मृतम् (smritam) -- remembered; thought; termed