रजो रागात्मकं विद्धि तृष्णासङ्गसमुद्भवम् । तन्निबध्नाति कौन्तेय कर्मसङ्गेन देहिनम् ॥ ७ ॥
rajo rāgātmakaṁ viddhi tṛiṣhṇā-saṅga-samudbhavam tan nibadhnāti kaunteya karma-saṅgena dehinam
Translation
Know rajas to be of the nature of passion, springing from craving and attachment. It binds the embodied soul, O son of Kunti, through attachment to action.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे कौन्तेय! रजोगुण को रागस्वरूप जानो, जो तृष्णा और आसक्ति से उत्पन्न होता है। वह देही को कर्मों की आसक्ति से बाँधता है।
Commentary
Rajas is restless energy: wanting, chasing, doing. Its root is trishna, "thirst." It binds through karma-sanga, attachment to activity and its results. Much of modern busyness, always needing more and never able to rest, is a picture of rajas at work.