# Bg. 18.24 > यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहंकारेण वा पुनः । > क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ॥२४॥ ## Text > yat tu kāmepsunā karma > sāhaṅkāreṇa vā punaḥ > kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ > tad rājasam udāhṛtam ## Synonyms *yat*—that which; *tu*—but; *kāma*-*īpsunā*—with fruitive result; *karma*—work; *sāhaṅkāreṇa*—with ego; *vā*—or; *punaḥ*—again; *kriyate*—performed; *bahula*-*āyāsam*—with great labor; *tat*—that; *rājasam*—in the mode of passion; *udāhṛtam*—is said to be. ## Translation **But action performed with great effort by one seeking to gratify his desires, and which is enacted from a sense of false ego, is called action in the mode of passion.**