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Bhagavad Gita 18.28
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Sanskrit
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते
Transliteration
ayuktaḥ prākṛitaḥ stabdhaḥ śhaṭho naiṣhkṛitiko ‘lasaḥ
viṣhādī dīrgha-sūtrī cha kartā tāmasa uchyate
viṣhādī dīrgha-sūtrī cha kartā tāmasa uchyate
Synonyms
ayuktaḥ: not referring to the scriptural injunctions;
prākṛtaḥ: materialistic;
stabdhaḥ: obstinate;
śaṭhaḥ: deceitful;
naiṣkṛtikaḥ: expert in insulting others;
alasaḥ: lazy;
viṣādī: morose;
dīrgha: sūtrī — procrastinating;
ca: also;
kartā: worker;
tāmasaḥ: in the mode of ignorance;
ucyate: is said to be .;
English Meaning
The worker who is always engaged in work against the injunctions of the scripture, who is materialistic, obstinate, cheating and expert in insulting others, and who is lazy, always morose and procrastinating is said to be a worker in the mode of ignorance.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.