Learn·Chapter 14 · The three qualities·Verse 12 of 27
Bhagavad Gītā 14.12, word by word
BG 14.12
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ
lobhaḥ pravṛittir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśhamaḥ spṛihā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe bharatarṣhabha
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In English
O best of Indians! Avarice, the impulse to act, and the beginning of action itself are all due to the dominance of passion.
Translated by Shri Purohit Swami
Greed, activity, the undertaking of actions, restlessness, and longing—these arise when Rajas is predominant, O Arjuna.
Translated by Swami Sivananda
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