Sanskrit · Devanagari
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः। हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः ॥
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rāgī karmaphalaprepsurlubdho hiṃsātmako.aśuciḥ harṣaśokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882who wishes for the fruit of actions who is covetous cruel and impure and feels joy and sorrow. That agent is called dark
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।18.27।। --,रागी रागः अस्य अस्तीति रागी? कर्मफलप्रेप्सुः कर्मफलार्थी इत्यर्थः? लुब्धः परद्रव्येषु संजाततृष्णः? तीर्थादौ च स्वद्रव्यापरित्यागी वा? हिंसात्मकः परपीडाकरस्वभावः? अशुचिः बाह्याभ्यन्तरशौचवर्जितः? हर्षशोकान्वितः इष्टप्राप्तौ हर्षः अनिष्टप्राप्तौ इष्टवियोगे च शोकः ताभ्यां हर्षशोकाभ्याम् अन्वितः संयुक्तः? तस्यैव च कर्मणः संपत्तिविपत्तिभ्यां हर्षशोकौ स्याताम्? ताभ्यां संयुक्तो यः कर्ता सः राजसः परिकीर्तितः।।
cd97492d80b6…Rāmānuja
18.27 The 'passionate' doer is one who aspires for fame; 'who seeks the fruits of his acts' is one who longs for the fruits of his acts; the 'greedy' is he who does not spend the wealth reired for the act; the 'harmful' is one, who while acting, hurts others; the 'impure', is one who lacks the purity reired for the act; who is moved by 'delight and grief' in war etc., is one who is elated or depressed by success or failure in victory (or the opposite) - a doer who fulfils these conditions is declared to be Rajasika.
a3fc5fe6c426…Swami Sivananda
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.
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