BG - 18.28

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।

ayuktaḥ prākṛitaḥ stabdhaḥ śhaṭho naiṣhkṛitiko ‘lasaḥ viṣhādī dīrgha-sūtrī cha kartā tāmasa uchyate

• ayuktaḥ - undisciplined
• prākṛitaḥ - vulgar
• stabdhaḥ - obstinate
• śhaṭhaḥ - cunning
• naiṣhkṛitikaḥ - dishonest or vile
• alasaḥ - slothful
• viṣhādī - unhappy and morose
• dīrgha-sūtrī - procrastinating
• cha - and
• kartā - performer
• tāmasaḥ - in the mode of ignorance
• uchyate - is said to be

Translation

Unsteady, vulgar, inflexible, deceitful, malicious, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating—such an agent is called Tamasic.

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