यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः । क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥ १८-२४॥ yattu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṅkāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṃ tadrājasamudāhṛtam But that action which is done by one longing for desires or gain done with egoism or with much effort is declared to be RAJASIC (Passionate) . yat = that which; tu = but; kāmepsunā = by one with desires for fruitive results; karma = work; sāhaṅkāreṇa = with ego; vā = or; punaḥ = again; kriyate = is performed; bahulāyāsaṃ = with great labor; tat = that; rājasaṃ = in the mode of passion; udāhṛtaṃ = is said to be.;