Original Sanskrit

श्रीभगवानुवाच । काम एष क्रोध एष रजोगुणसमुद्भवः । महाशनो महापाप्मा विद्ध्येनमिह वैरिणम् ॥ ३-३७॥

Transliteration

śrībhagavānuvāca kāma eṣa krodha eṣa rajoguṇasamudbhavaḥ mahāśano mahāpāpmā viddhyenamiha vairiṇam 3-37

English Translation

The Blessed Lord Said: It is desire, it is anger born of the active all-devouring, all-sinful; know this as the foe here (in this world) .

Word-by-Word Meaning

śrībhagavānuvāca = the Personality of Godhead said; kāmaḥ = lust; eṣaḥ = this; krodhaḥ = wrath; eṣaḥ = this; rajoguṇa = the mode of passion; samudbhavaḥ = born of; mahāśanaḥ = all-devouring; mahāpāpmā = greatly sinful; viddhi = know; enaṃ = this; iha = in the material world; vairiṇaṃ = greatest enemy.;

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Chapter Context

Summary

The Yoga of Action - The path of selfless action and duty

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