rājasāḥ

How it is translated

• in the mode of passion (2)
• those in the mode of passion (2)
• mode of passion (1)
• from the mode of passion (1)

Every verse

1. 7.12ये चैव सात्त्विका भावा राजसास्तामसाश्च ये।ye chaiva sāttvikā bhāvā rājasās tāmasāśh cha yeWhatever beings (and objects) that are pure, active, and inert, know that they proceed from Me. They are in Me, yet I am not in them.Here: in the mode of passion
2. 14.16कर्मणः सुकृतस्याहुः सात्त्विकं निर्मलं फलम्।karmaṇaḥ sukṛitasyāhuḥ sāttvikaṁ nirmalaṁ phalamThey say that the fruit of good action is Sattvic and pure; indeed, the fruit of Rajas is pain, and the fruit of Tamas is ignorance.Here: mode of passion
3. 14.17सत्त्वात्सञ्जायते ज्ञानं रजसो लोभ एव च।sattvāt sañjāyate jñānaṁ rajaso lobha eva chaFrom Sattva arises knowledge, and greed from Rajas; heedlessness and delusion arise from Tamas, and also ignorance.Here: from the mode of passion
4. 14.18ऊर्ध्वं गच्छन्ति सत्त्वस्था मध्ये तिष्ठन्ति राजसाः।ūrdhvaṁ gachchhanti sattva-sthā madhye tiṣhṭhanti rājasāḥThose seated in Sattva ascend; those of Rajasic nature dwell in the middle; and those of Tamasic nature, abiding in the function of the lowest Guna, descend.Here: those in the mode of passion
5. 17.4यजन्ते सात्त्विका देवान्यक्षरक्षांसि राजसाः।yajante sāttvikā devān yakṣha-rakṣhānsi rājasāḥThe sattvic, or pure, men worship the gods; the rajasic, or passionate, worship the yakshas and rakshasas; the others, the tamasic or deluded people, worship ghosts and…Here: those in the mode of passion
6. 18.27रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः।rāgī karma-phala-prepsur lubdho hinsātmako ‘śhuchiḥPassionate, desiring to obtain the reward of their actions, greedy, cruel, impure, moved by joy and sorrow, such an agent is said to be Rajasic.Here: in the mode of passion