BG - 18.24

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।

yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam

• 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

Translation

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).

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