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पृथक्त्वेन तु यज्ज्ञानं नानाभावान्पृथग्विधान् । वेत्ति सर्वेषु भूतेषु तज्ज्ञानं विद्धि राजसम्॥६-४०-२१॥
But that knowledge which, in all beings, apprehends diverse states of being as separate and of various kinds—know that knowledge to be rājasika.
english translation
यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम् । अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्॥६-४०-२२॥
But that which clings to a single effect as though it were the whole, without rational grounding, trivial, and not oriented to truth—this is declared to be tāmasika knowledge.
english translation
नियतं सङ्गरहितमरागद्वेषतः कृतम् । अफलप्रेप्सुना कर्म यत्तत्सात्त्विकमुच्यते॥६-४०-२३॥
Action that is prescribed, performed without attachment, and done without attraction or aversion—undertaken by one who does not seek results—is said to be sāttvika.
english translation
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहंकारेण वा पुनः । क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्॥६-४०-२४॥
But action performed with desire for outcomes, or again with egoistic self-assertion—carried out with excessive strain—is declared to be rājasika.
english translation
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् । मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते॥६-४०-२५॥
That action which is begun in delusion—without regard to consequence, loss, injury to living beings, or one’s true capacity—is called tāmasika.
english translation