Bhagavad Gita · 14.12
॥
Devanāgarī
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा ।
रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
lobhaḥ pravṛttir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśamaḥ spṛhā |
rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
लोभःlobhaḥgreed.
प्रवृत्तिःpravṛttiḥ[intense] activity.
आरम्भःārambhaḥundertaking, enterprise.
कर्मणाम्karmaṇāmof actions, of projects.
अशमःaśamaḥrestlessness, unrest.
स्पृहाspṛhāintense desire, craving.
रजसिrajasiwhen rajas.
एतानिetānithese [signs].
जायन्तेjāyantethey are born, they manifest.
विवृद्धेvivṛddheincreases, grows strong.
भरतर्षभbharata-ṛṣabhaO best of the Bharatas!
Translation
“O best of the Bharatas, when rajas increases, these signs appear: greed, feverish activity, the launching of new undertakings, restlessness, and insatiable craving.”
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