Chapter 14 · Gunatraya Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Division of the Three GunasKrishna
Verse 7
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 14, श्लोक 7
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।
तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्॥७॥
Transliteration
Rajo Raga-Atmakam Viddhi Trishna-Sanga-Samudbhavam.
Tan-Nibadhnati Kaunteya Karma-Sangena Dehinam.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
रजःrajahRajas (passion)
रागात्मकम्raga-atmakamof the nature of passion
विद्धिviddhiknow
तृष्णाtrishnacraving
सङ्गsangaattachment
समुद्भवम्samudbhavamarising from
तत्tatthat
निबध्नातिnibadhnatibinds
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kunti
कर्मसङ्गेनkarma-sangenaby attachment to action
देहिनम्dehinamthe embodied soul
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे कौन्तेय! रजोगुण को राग-स्वरूप जानो जो तृष्णा और आसक्ति से उत्पन्न होता है। यह देही को कर्मों की आसक्ति से बाँधता है।
English Translation
Know Rajas to be of the nature of passion, arising from craving and attachment. It binds the embodied soul, O son of Kunti, through attachment to action.
Commentary (टीका)
Rajas is characterized by intense desire, restlessness, and the drive to achieve and possess. It creates an insatiable thirst for more — more wealth, more power, more pleasure. It binds the soul by making it believe that happiness lies in external accomplishments, keeping it perpetually engaged in feverish activity.