विषयेन्द्रियसंयोगाद्यत्तदग्रेऽमृतोपमम् । परिणामे विषमिव तत्सुखं राजसं स्मृतम् ॥ १८-३८॥ viṣayendriyasaṃyogādyattadagre’mṛtopamam pariṇāme viṣamiva tatsukhaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam That pleasure which arises from the contact of the sense-organs with the objects, (which is) at first like nectar, (but is) in the end like poison, that is declared to be RAJASIC (passionate) . viṣaya = of the objects of the senses; indriya = and the senses; saṃyogāt = from the combination; yat = which; tat = that; agre = in the beginning; amṛtopamaṃ = just like nectar; pariṇāme = at the end; viṣamiva = like poison; tat = that; sukhaṃ = happiness; rājasaṃ = in the mode of passion; smṛtaṃ = is considered.;