tu–But; (he) pārtha arjuna–O Pārtha, Arjuna; yayā dhṛtyā–determination by which; dharma-kāma-arthān–religiosity, desire, and wealth; dhārayate–are held; (prādhānyena)–foremost; prasaṅgena–by the contact of which; (bhavati)–one becomes; phala-ākāṅkṣī–desirous of their fruits; sā dhṛtiḥ–that determination; rājasī–is of the nature of passion. [34]

O Pārtha, O Arjuna, determination of the nature of passion is that fruitive, attached determination which adheres to religiosity for the purpose of amassing wealth to fulfill mundane desires.