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The Three Modes of Nature
लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा।रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ
lobhaḥ pravṛittir ārambhaḥ karmaṇām aśhamaḥ spṛihā rajasy etāni jāyante vivṛiddhe bharatarṣhabha
Greed, activity, the undertaking of actions, restlessness, and craving — these arise when rajas predominates, O best of the Bharatas.
lobhaḥ—greed · pravṛittiḥ—activity · ārambhaḥ—exertion · karmaṇām—for fruitive actions · aśhamaḥ—restlessness · spṛihā—craving · rajasi—of the mode of passion · etāni—these · jāyante—develop · vivṛiddhe—when predominates · bharata-ṛiṣhabha—the best of the Bharatas, Arjun ·
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