श्लोक 24 – Verse 24
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥ
kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam
शब्दों का अर्थ
yat—which; tu—but; kāma-īpsunā—prompted by selfish desire; karma—action; sa-ahaṅkāreṇa—with pride; vā—or; punaḥ—again; kriyate—enacted; bahula-āyāsam—stressfully; tat—that; rājasam—in the nature of passion; udāhṛitam—is said to be
Translations by Teachers (आचार्यो द्वारा अनुवाद):
Swami Ramsukhdas (Hindi)
।।18.24।।परन्तु जो कर्म भोगोंको चाहनेवाले मनुष्यके द्वारा अहंकार अथवा परिश्रमपूर्वक किया जाता है, वह राजस कहा गया है।
Swami Tejomayananda (Hindi)
।।18.24।। और जो कर्म बहुत परिश्रम से युक्त है तथा फल की कामना वाले, अहंकारयुक्त पुरुष के द्वारा किया जाता है, वह कर्म राजस कहा गया है।।
Swami Adidevananda (English)
But that act is said to be Rajasic, which is performed with great effort by one who seeks to gratify their desires and under the prompting of egoism.
Swami Gambirananda (English)
But that action is said to be born of rajas which is done by one desirous of results or by one who is egotistical, and which is highly strenuous.
Swami Sivananda (English)
But that action which is done by one longing for the fulfillment of desires or gain with egotism or with much effort is declared to be Rajasic (passionate).
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan (English)
The object which is abundant in afflictions and which is further desired by one who craves to attain the desired thing with the feeling of ‘I’—that is considered to be of the Rajas (Strand).
Shri Purohit Swami (English)
But even though an action involves the most strenuous endeavor, yet if the doer is seeking to gratify their desires and is filled with personal vanity, it may be assumed to originate in passion.
