Bhagavad-gītā 14.7
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रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम्।तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम्।।14.7।।
rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi tṛiṣhṇā-saṅga-samudbhavam tan nibadhnāti kaunteya karma-saṅgena dehinam
Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activities.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| rajaḥ | mode of passion |
| rāga-ātmakam | of the nature of passion |
| viddhi | know |
| tṛiṣhṇā | desires |
| saṅga | association |
| samudbhavam | arises from |
| tat | that |
| nibadhnāti | binds |
| kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| karma-saṅgena | through attachment to fruitive actions |
| dehinam | the embodied soul |
The ality of Rajas denotes activity and ambition. The Rajasic man is full of cravings and desires.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Study how the three guṇas arise, bind, become visible in effects and are related to a response beyond identification.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaKnow rajas to be of the nature of passion, born of hankering and attachment. O son of Kunti, it binds the embodied one through attachment to action.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaKnow, O Arjuna, that Rajas is of the nature of passion springing from thirst and attachment. It binds the embodied self with attachment to action.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThe ality of Rajas denotes activity and ambition. The Rajasic man is full of cravings and desires.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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Passion, engendered by thirst for pleasure and attachment, binds the soul through its fondness for activities
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rajaḥ: mode of passion
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samudbhavam: arises from
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