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Bhagavad-gītā 18.31

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His Divine Grace
A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada


TEXT 31

Devanagari

यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च ।
अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी ॥३१॥

Verse text

yayā dharmam adharmaṁ ca
kāryaṁ cākāryam eva ca
ayathāvat prajānāti
buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī

Synonyms

yayāby which — by which; dharmamthe principles of religion — the principles of religion; adharmamirreligion — irreligion; caand — and; kāryamwhat ought to be done — what ought to be done; caalso — also; akāryamwhat ought not to be done — what ought not to be done; evacertainly — certainly; caalso — also; ayathāimperfectly-vatimperfectly — imperfectly; prajānātiknows — knows; buddhiḥintelligence — intelligence; sāthat — that; pārthaO son of Pṛthā — O son of Pṛthā; rājasīin the mode of passion — in the mode of passion.

Translation

O son of Pṛthā, that understanding which cannot distinguish between religion and irreligion, between action that should be done and action that should not be done, is in the mode of passion.

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