Original Sanskrit

यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः । क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥ १८-२४॥

Transliteration

yattu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṅkāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṃ tadrājasamudāhṛtam 18-24

English Translation

But that action which is done by one longing for desires or gain done with egoism or with much effort is declared to be RAJASIC (Passionate) .

Word-by-Word Meaning

yat = that which; tu = but; kāmepsunā = by one with desires for fruitive results; karma = work; sāhaṅkāreṇa = with ego; vā = or; punaḥ = again; kriyate = is performed; bahulāyāsaṃ = with great labor; tat = that; rājasaṃ = in the mode of passion; udāhṛtaṃ = is said to be.;

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The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation

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