Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 31
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 31
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।
अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी॥
Transliteration
Yaya dharmam-adharmam cha karyam cha-akaryam-eva cha
Ayathavat-prajanati buddhih sa Partha rajasi
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
ययाyayaby which
धर्मम्dharmamrighteousness
अधर्मम्adharmamunrighteousness
कार्यम्karyamwhat should be done
अकार्यम्akaryamwhat should not be done
अयथावत्ayathavatincorrectly
प्रजानातिprajanatiunderstands
बुद्धिःbuddhihintellect
राजसीrajasirajasic
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे पार्थ! जो बुद्धि धर्म-अधर्म और कर्तव्य-अकर्तव्य को ठीक से नहीं जानती — वह राजसी है।
English Translation
O Partha, the intellect which incorrectly understands dharma and adharma, and what should and should not be done — that is rajasic.
Commentary (टीका)
Rajasic intellect possesses some discriminative ability but is distorted by passion and self-interest. It confuses right with wrong and duty with non-duty. This partially clouded understanding leads to misguided decisions and actions that create suffering.