yayÄ tu dharma-kÄmÄrthÄn
dhá¹›tyÄ dhÄrayate 'rjuna
prasaá¹…gena phalÄkÄá¹…kṣī
dhá¹›tiḥ sÄ pÄrtha rÄjasÄ«
yayÄ - by which; tu - but; dharma - religiosity; kÄma - sense gratification; arthÄn - and economic development; dhá¹›tyÄ - by determination; dhÄrayate - one sustains; arjuna - O Arjuna; prasaá¹…gena - because of attachment; phala-ÄkÄá¹…kṣī - desiring fruitive results; dhá¹›tiḥ - determination; sÄ - that; pÄrtha - O son of Pá¹›thÄ; rÄjasÄ« - in the mode of passion.
Any person who is always desirous of fruitive results in religious or economic activities, whose only desire is sense gratiï¬cation, and whose mind, life and senses are thus engaged is in the mode of passion.