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Bhagavad Gita 18.24
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Sanskrit
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्
Transliteration
yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥ
kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam
kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam
Synonyms
yat: that which;
tu: but;
kāma: īpsunā — by one with desires for fruitive results;
karma: work;
sa: ahaṅkāreṇa — with ego;
vā: or;
punaḥ: again;
kriyate: is performed;
bahula: āyāsam — with great labor;
tat: that;
rājasam: in the mode of passion;
udāhṛtam: is said to be .;
English Meaning
But action performed with great effort by one seeking to gratify his desires, and enacted from a sense of false ego, is called action in the mode of passion.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.