Bhagavad Gita 14.12

Sanskrit

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारंभः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा । रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ॥ १२ ॥

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Transliteration (IAST)

lobhaḥ pravṛttirāraṃbhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā | rajasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha ‖ 12 ‖

हे भरत वंश में श्रेष्ठ अर्जुन, जब रज गुण बढ़ता है, तब लालच, भागदौड़, नए-नए काम शुरू करना, बेचैनी और लालसा पैदा होती है।

AI-assisted simple meaning — draft, being reviewed by a knowledgeable person.

English meaning

Greed, outgoing energy, undertaking of actions, restlessness, desire—these are born of the increase of Motion, O best of the Bharatas.