Tamasic Agent.
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः ।
विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते ॥ २८ ॥
ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko’lasaḥ .
viṣādī dīrghasūtrī ca kartā tāmasa ucyate .. 28 ..
Unsteady, vulgar, unbending, deceptive, wicked, indolent, desponding, and procrastinating, (such) an agent is said to be Tamasic.
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Vulgar : quite uncultured in intellect (buddhi), who is like a child. Unbending : not bowing like a stick to anybody. Deceptive : concealing his real power. Wicked : setting others at variance with each other. Indolent : not doing even what ought to be done. Desponding : always depressed in spirit. Procrastinating : postponing duties too long, always sluggish, not doing even in a month what ought to be done to-day or to-morrow.