Bhagavad Gita · 14.7
॥
Devanāgarī
रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम् ।
तन्निबध्नाति कौन्теय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi tṛṣṇā-saṅga-samudbhavam |
tan nibadhnāti kaunteya karma-saṅgena dehinam ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
रजःrajaḥrajas.
रागात्मकम्rāga-ātmakamthat whose nature (atmakam) is passion (raga).
विद्धिviddhiknow.
तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्tṛṣṇā-saṅga-samudbhavamborn of thirst (tṛṣṇā) and attachment (saṅga).
तत्tatit (rajas).
निबध्नातिnibadhnātiit binds.
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kunti!
कर्मसङ्गेनkarma-saṅgenaby attachment (sangena) to action (karma) [and its fruits].
देहिनम्dehinamthe embodied soul.
Translation
“Know, O son of Kunti, that rajas is born of thirst and attachment, and its nature is passion. It binds the embodied soul through its attachment to action and its fruits.”
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