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रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः।।18.27।।

rāgī karma-phala-prepsur lubdho hinsātmako ‘śhuchiḥ harṣha-śhokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 18, Verse 27
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Passionate, desiring to obtain the reward of their actions, greedy, cruel, impure, moved by joy and sorrow, such an agent is said to be Rajasic.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: the agent who is passionate, seeking the fruits of action, greedy, of harmful nature, impure, and moved by joy and sorrow, is said to be of the nature of passion, describing the more restless kind of person doing the acting, defined by strong emotional swings tied to outcomes.

In life: someone operating from this more restless quality experiences intense highs and lows tied directly to how their efforts are currently turning out, a genuinely exhausting way to sustain long-term effort compared to steadier engagement.

Teaching: if you recognize this pattern, intense emotional swings tied directly to outcomes, in your own current approach to a major effort, consider that exhaustion is a predictable cost of this pattern, and that working toward steadier engagement isn't just spiritually admirable, it's also more practically sustainable.

rāgīcraving
karma-phalafruit of work
prepsuḥcovet
lubdhaḥgreedy
hinsā-ātmakaḥviolent-natured
aśhuchiḥimpure
harṣha-śhoka-anvitaḥmoved by joy and sorrow
kartāperformer
rājasaḥin the mode of passion
parikīrtitaḥis declared

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
18.27 रागी passionate? कर्मफलप्रेप्सुः desirous of the fruit of action? लुब्धः greedy? हिंसात्मकः cruel? अशुचिः impure? हर्षशोकान्वितः moved by joy and sorrow? कर्ता agent? राजसः Rajasic (passionate)? परिकीर्तितः is called.Commentary A passionate agent is the abode of sins and of greed of the whole world. Wherever he imagines that he may gain worldly fruit he will strive wholeheartedly to obtain it. Whatsoever he gains he keeps strictly to himself and his family. If he attains the fruits of his actions he rejoices. If he fails in his attempt he is overcome by grief.Lubdhah Greedy Thirsting for others property not sharing ones own wealth with deserving persons.Himsatmakah Doing injury to others.Asuchih Impure Having no external and internal purity. (Internal purity is freedom from lust?,anger? greed and pride the heart is filled with compassion? complacency? forgiveness? dispassion? love? etc.)Harshasokanvitah Joy on the attainment of what is desirable? pleasant or agreeable sorrow on the attainment of what is not desirable? pleasant or agreeable? and on having to part with what is desirable. He will be elated with joy when he attains success he will be overcoming by grief when he fails in his undertaking.