BG 18.24
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः ।
क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥
क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥
yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṅkāreṇa vā punaḥ
kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛtam
kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛtam
Word-for-word meanings
tat — that; karma — action; tu — however; yat — which; kriyate — is performed; bahula-āyāsam — with great effort; kāma-īpsunā — by a person hankering for enjoyment; vā punaḥ — or alternatively; sa-ahaṅkāreṇa — out of egotism; udāhṛtam — is called; rājasam — rājasika.
Translation
That action, however, which is performed with great effort by a person hankering for enjoyment or out of egotism, is called rājasika.