Chapter 18, Verse 28
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः। विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko'lasaḥ। viṣādī dīrghasūtrī ca kartā tāmasa ucyate।।18.28।।
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- अयुक्तः (ayuktaḥ)
- undisciplined, lacking self-control or focus
- प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ)
- vulgar, common, unrefined
- स्तब्धः (stabdhaḥ)
- arrogant, stubborn, obstinate
- शठः (śaṭhaḥ)
- deceitful, cunning, treacherous
- नैष्कृतिकः (naiṣkṛtikaḥ)
- malicious, given to insulting or injuring others
- अलसः (alasaḥ)
- lazy, indolent
- विषादी (viṣādī)
- despondent, gloomy, given to depression
- दीर्घसूत्री (dīrghasūtrī)
- procrastinating, one who delays things unnecessarily
- च (ca)
- and
- कर्ता (kartā)
- the doer, the agent (performing action)
- तामसः (tāmasaḥ)
- characterized by tamas (the mode of ignorance/inertia)
- उच्यते (ucyate)
- is called, is said to be
Commentary
28* Unsteady, vulgar, unbending, deceptive, wicked, indolent, desponding, and procrastinating, (such) an agent is said to be Tamasic.
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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अयुक्तः (ayuktaḥ)
प्राकृतः (prākṛtaḥ)
स्तब्धः (stabdhaḥ)
शठः (śaṭhaḥ)
नैष्कृतिकः (naiṣkṛtikaḥ)
अलसः (alasaḥ)
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दीर्घसूत्री (dīrghasūtrī)
च (ca)
कर्ता (kartā)
तामसः (tāmasaḥ)
उच्यते (ucyate)
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