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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 31

Liberation Through Surrender

यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी

yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva cha ayathāvat prajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.31 mean?

That intellect by which one understands dharma and adharma, and what ought to be done and what ought not to be done, but understands them incorrectly — that intellect, O Partha, is rajasic.

Word-by-word meaning

yayā—by which · dharmam—righteousness · adharmam—unrighteousness · cha—and · kāryam—right conduct · cha—and · akāryam—wrong conduct · eva—certainly · cha—and · ayathā-vat—confused · prajānāti—distinguish · buddhiḥ—intellect · sā—that · pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha · rājasī—in the mode of passion

dutyconfusionwisdommindnature

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