Verse 18.27
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः ।
हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः ॥
Transliteration
rāgī karmaphalaprepsurlubdho hiṃsātmako'śuciḥ |
harṣaśokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
Passionate, desiring to obtain the reward of actions, greedy, cruel, impure, moved by joy and sorrow, such an agent is said to be Rajasic (passionate).
From the owner's sheet · +1 more
Passionate, eager for the fruits of action, greedy, violent by nature, impure, swept by joy and sorrow: such a doer is declared rajasic.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
The rajasic doer is full of attachment and craves the fruits of action. He is greedy, inclined to harm others, impure, and tossed between elation and grief. The list describes someone whose actions are driven by wanting and whose moods rise and fall with every result. Such a person may be very active, but the activity binds rather than frees. The verse shows how passion (rajas) shapes not only what is done but the whole emotional life of the doer.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08