ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 18, Slok 38

Text

ವಿಷಯೇನ್ದ್ರಿಯಸಂಯೋಗಾದ್ಯತ್ತದಗ್ರೇಽಮೃತೋಪಮಮ್ | ಪರಿಣಾಮೇ ವಿಷಮಿವ ತತ್ಸುಖಂ ರಾಜಸಂ ಸ್ಮೃತಮ್ ||೧೮-೩೮||

Transliteration

viṣayendriyasaṃyogādyattadagre.amṛtopamam . pariṇāme viṣamiva tatsukhaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam ||18-38||

Meanings

18.38 That pleasure which arises from the contact of senses with their objects, which is like elixir at first but like poison in the end, is said to be Rajasika. - Adi