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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 28

Liberation Through Surrender

अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते

ayuktaḥ prākṛitaḥ stabdhaḥ śhaṭho naiṣhkṛitiko ‘lasaḥ viṣhādī dīrgha-sūtrī cha kartā tāmasa uchyate

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.28 mean?

While he whose purpose is weak, who is low-minded, stubborn, dishonest, malicious, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating—he may be assumed to be in darkness.

Word-by-word meaning

ayuktaḥ—undisciplined · prākṛitaḥ—vulgar · stabdhaḥ—obstinate · śhaṭhaḥ—cunning · naiṣhkṛitikaḥ—dishonest or vile · alasaḥ—slothful · viṣhādī—unhappy and morose · dīrgha-sūtrī—procrastinating · cha—and · kartā—performer · tāmasaḥ—in the mode of ignorance · uchyate—is said to be

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