Word
rājasī
Used in 5 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- in the mode of passion (3)
- of the mode of passion (2)
Every verse
- 14.12लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।lobhaḥ pravṛittir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśhamaḥ spṛihāGreed, activity, the undertaking of actions, restlessness, and longing—these arise when Rajas is predominant, O Arjuna.Here: of the mode of passion
- 14.15रजसि प्रलयं गत्वा कर्मसङ्गिषु जायते।rajasi pralayaṁ gatvā karma-saṅgiṣhu jāyateMeeting death in Rajas, he is born among those who are attached to action; and dying in Tamas, he is born in the womb of the thoughtless.Here: in the mode of passion
- 17.2श्री भगवानुवाचत्रिविधा भवति श्रद्धा देहिनां सा स्वभावजा।śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaThe Blessed Lord said, "There are threefold faiths inherent in the nature of the embodied: the sattvic (pure), the rajasic (passionate), and the tamasic (dark). Hear of…Here: of the mode of passion
- 18.31यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva chaThat by which one wrongly understands dharma and adharma, and also what ought to be done and what ought not to be done—that intellect, O Arjuna, is rajasic (passionate).Here: in the mode of passion
- 18.34यया तु धर्मकामार्थान् धृत्या धारयतेऽर्जुन।yayā tu dharma-kāmārthān dhṛityā dhārayate ‘rjunaBut that, O Arjuna, by which one holds fast to Dharma (duty), enjoyment of pleasures, and earning of wealth, on account of attachment and desire for reward—that…Here: in the mode of passion