लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा |
रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ||१४-१२||
lobhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā . rajasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha ||14-12||
।।14.12।। हे भरत-श्रेष्ठ ! रजोगुण के प्रवृद्ध होने पर लोभ, प्रवृत्ति (सामान्य चेष्टा) कर्मों का आरम्भ, शम का अभाव तथा स्पृहा, ये सब उत्पन्न होते हैं।।
14.12 लोभः greed? प्रवृत्तिः activity? आरम्भः the undertaking? कर्मणाम् of actions? अशमः restlessness? स्पृहा longing? रजसि in Rajas? एतानि these? जायन्ते arise? विवृद्धे having become predominant? भरतर्षभ O best of the Bharatas (or O Lord of the Bharatas).Commentary Greed Covetousness Desire to appropriate the property of others a desire to possess more wealth though one has sufficient already.Pravritti Action in general.Asamah Restlessness being agitated by joy? attachment? etc. I will do this
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।14.12।।उत्पन्न हुए रजोगुणके चिह्न ये होते हैं --, हे भरतवंशियोंमें श्रेष्ठ लोभ -- परद्रव्यको प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छा? प्रवृत्ति -- सामान्यभावसे सांसारिक चेष्टा और कर्मोंका आरम्भ तथा अशान्ति -- उपरामताका अभाव? हर्ष और रागादिका प्रवृत्त होना तथा लालसा अर्थात् सामान्यभावसे समस्त वस्तुओंमें तृष्णा -- ये सब चिह्न रजोगुणके बढ़नेपर उत्पन्न होते हैं।
14.12 O best of the Bharata dynasty, when rajas becomes predominant, these come into being: avarice, movement, undertaking of actions, unrest and hankering.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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