Chapter XVIII · Śloka 27
रागी कर्मफलप्रेप्सुर्लुब्धो हिंसात्मकोऽशुचिः |
हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः ||
हर्षशोकान्वितः कर्ता राजसः परिकीर्तितः ||
rāgī karma-phala-prepsur lubdho hiṃsātmako 'śuciḥ |
harṣa-śokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ ||
harṣa-śokānvitaḥ kartā rājasaḥ parikīrtitaḥ ||
The doer who is passionate, who craves the fruits of action, who is greedy, violent by nature, impure, and moved by joy and sorrow — that doer is declared to be rājasic.
The rājasic actor is defined by attachment to outcome and the emotional turbulence that follows: elation when things go well, grief when they do not. The fruits of action hold this person hostage to perpetual agitation.