BG 14.12
Greed, restlessness, agitation, and craving, are all due to the dominance of passion.
रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ
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lobhaḥ — greed
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pravṛittir — activity
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ārambhaḥ — exertion
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karmaṇām — for the fruit of actions
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aśhamaḥ — restlessness
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spṛihā — craving
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rajasy — of the quality of passion
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etāni — these
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jāyante — develop
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vivṛiddhe — when predominates
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bharatarṣhabha — Arjuna
Epithet for Arjuna - bharata-ṛiṣhabha — the best of the Bharatas
When knowledge illuminates forth from every gateway of the body, one should know that purity has prevailed. Greed, restlessness, agitation, and craving, are all due to the dominance of passion. Darkness, stagnation, negligence, and delusion, all arise when ignorance prevails.
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