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Chapter 18: Conclusion-The Perfection of Renunciation

Verse 24 of 74
Bg 18.24

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहंकारेण वा पुनः क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्

yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṅkāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛtam

Synonyms

yatthat which; tubut; kāma-īpsunāwith fruitive result; karmawork; sāhaṅkāreṇawith ego; or; punaḥagain; kriyateperformed; bahula-āyāsamwith great labor; tatthat; rājasamin the mode of passion; udāhṛtamis said to be..

Translation

But action performed with great effort by one seeking to gratify his desires, and which is enacted from a sense of false ego, is called action in the mode of passion.

Verse 24 of 74
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