Sanskrit · Devanagari
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहंकारेण वा पुनः। क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
yattu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṃkāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṃ tadrājasamudāhṛtam
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882which (occasions) much trouble is performed by one who wishes for objects of desire or one who is full of egotism. The action is called dark which is commenced through delusion without regard to consequences
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।18.24।। --,यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्मफलप्रेप्सुना इत्यर्थः? कर्म साहंकारेण (वा गी0) इति न तत्त्वज्ञानापेक्षया। किं तर्हि लौकिकश्रोत्रियनिरहंकारापेक्षया। यो हि परमार्थनिरहंकारः आत्मवित्? न तस्य कामेप्सुत्वबहुलायासकर्तृत्वप्राप्तिः अस्ति। सात्त्विकस्यापि कर्मणः अनात्मवित् साहंकारः कर्ता? किमुत राजसतामसयोः। लोके अनात्मविदपि श्रोत्रियो निरहंकारः उच्यते निरहंकारः अयं ब्राह्मणः इति। तस्मात् तदपेक्षयैव साहंकारेण वा इति उक्तम्। पुनःशब्दः पादपूरणार्थः। क्रियते बहुलायासं कर्त्रा महता आयासेन निर्वर्त्यते? तत् कर्म राजसम् उदाहृतम्।।
f0b779e41a05…Rāmānuja
18.24 But whatever act is performed by one who seeks to gratify his desires, viz., by one who desires the results of his action and with the feeling of egoism, viz., has the misconceived notion that oneself is the agent; and with a great deal of effort - such an act is of the nature of Rajas. Here va (or) is used in the sense of ca (and). Whatever action is performed by one who possesses the misconceived notion, 'This action demanding enormous effort is performed entirely by me' - it is said to be Rajasika.
4c7413ebcf3f…Swami Sivananda
18.24 यत् which? तु but? कामेप्सुना by one longing for desires? कर्म action? साहङ्कारेण with egoism? वा or? पुनः again? क्रियते is performed? बहुलायासम् with much effort? तत् that? राजसम् Rajasic (passionate)? उदाहृतम् is declared.Commentary A passionate man performs various selfish actions. He boasts of his actions in public. Passion prompts him to do them. He can never work without expectation of a reward.Kamepsuna? phalepsuna The Rajasic or passionate man expects pleasures as fruits of action. A liberated sage alone is absolutely free from egoism. He will not dream even of a reward for the action? because all his desires are gratified when he realises Brahman. He is an Aptakama. (Aptakamasya ka spriha) How can there be longing or craving in a sage in whom all desires are gratified or burnt by the fire of SelfknowledgeEven the performer of a pure act? who has no knowledge of the Self is egoistic. If such be the case? the Rajasic and Tamasic workers are much more egoistic. In worldly parlance we speak of a learned Pundit This Pundit is a very modest? unassuming? and egoless Brahmana.Now listen? O Arjuna? to the characteristics of action that is of darkness.
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