| Chapter 18: Conclusion -- The Perfection of Renunciation |
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 18.31
ayathavat prajanati
SYNONYMS
yaya -- by which; dharmam -- the principles of religion; adharmam -- irreligion; ca -- and; karyam -- what ought to be done; ca -- also; akaryam -- what ought not to be done; eva -- certainly; ca -- also; ayatha-vat -- imperfectly; prajanati -- knows; buddhih -- intelligence; sa -- that; partha -- O son of Pritha; rajasi -- in the mode of passion.
TRANSLATION
O son of Pritha, that understanding which cannot distinguish between religion and irreligion, between action that should be done and action that should not be done, is in the mode of passion.
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His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, Founder Acarya of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness