अयुक्तः प्राकृतः स्तब्धः शठो नैष्कृतिकोऽलसः ।विषादी दीर्घसूत्री च कर्ता तामस उच्यते ॥
ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko 'lasaḥ |viṣādī dīrghasūtrī ca kartā tāmasa ucyate ||
- अयुक्तः · ayuktaḥ
- undisciplined, distracted
- प्राकृतः · prākṛtaḥ
- crude, vulgar
- स्तब्धः · stabdhaḥ
- obstinate, arrogant
- शठः · śaṭhaḥ
- deceitful
- नैष्कृतिकः · naiṣkṛtikaḥ
- malicious, cheating others
- अलसः · alasaḥ
- lazy
- विषादी · viṣādī
- despondent
- दीर्घसूत्री · dīrghasūtrī
- a procrastinator
- कर्ता · kartā
- the doer
- तामसः · tāmasaḥ
- tamasic
- उच्यते · ucyate
- is called
“Undisciplined, crude, obstinate, deceitful, malicious, lazy, despondent, and procrastinating — such a doer is called tamasic.”
— Original plain-language translation
Eight adjectives paint the tamasic worker: no discipline, no refinement, no honesty, no energy. Despondency (viṣāda) tellingly appears — Arjuna's own opening affliction. The catalogue invites self-examination rather than judgment of others.
— Reader's notes (original)