लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा ।
रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ॥ १२ ॥
रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ ॥ १२ ॥
lobhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā .
rajasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha .. 12 ..
Greed, activity, the undertaking of works, unrest, desire—these arise when Rajas is predominant, O lord of the Bharatas.
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Greed : desire to appropriate the property of another. Activity : action in general. Unrest : giving vent to joy, attachment etc. Desire : thirst after all things in general. These are the characteristic marks seen when Rajas is predominant.