Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 14, Verse 12

लोभः प्रवृत्तिरारम्भः कर्मणामशमः स्पृहा । रजस्येतानि जायन्ते विवृद्धे भरतर्षभ

lobhaḥ pravṛttirārambhaḥ karmaṇāmaśamaḥ spṛhā | rajasyetāni jāyante vivṛddhe bharatarṣabha

Translation

Greed, activity, the undertaking of works, unrest, desire — these arise when Rajas is predominant, O lord of the Bhāratas.

— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri

Word meanings

lobhaḥ

greed

pravṛttiḥ

forthgoing

ārambhaḥ

beginning

karmaṇām

of actions

aśamaḥ

unpeacefulness

spṛhā

desire

rajasi

in (the state of) mobility

etāni

these

jāyante

are born

vivṛddhe

(in having become) increased

bharatarṣabha

O best of the Bharatas

Śaṅkarācārya's commentary

Greed: a desire to appropriate the property of another. Activity: action in general. Unrest: giving vent to joy, attachment, etc. Desire: thirst after all things in general. These are the characteristic marks seen when Rajas is predominant.