Chapter 18 · Verse 28
Bhagavad Gita 18.28
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Moksha Sannyasa Yoga · मोक्ष संन्यास योग
Sanskrit Verse
अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः। विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते।।18.28।।
Roman (IAST)
ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko'lasaḥ| viṣādī dīrghasūtrī ca kartā tāmasa ucyate||18.28||
Simple transliteration
ayuktah prakritah stabdhah shatho naishkritiko'lasah vishadi dirghasutri ca karta tamasa ucyate18.28
Meaning
Meaning (English)
An agent who is undisciplined, vulgar, stubborn, deceitful, dishonest, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating — is called tamasic.
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
अयुक्त, प्राकृत, स्तब्ध, शठ, नैष्कृतिक, आलसी, विषादी और दीर्घसूत्री कर्ता तामस कहा जाता है।
About this verse
This is verse 28 of 78 in Chapter 18 (Moksha Sannyasa Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
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