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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 24 (18.24) means: But action driven by desire, done with ego and much strain, is restless action.
यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहङ्कारेण वा पुनः।क्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम्।।18.24।।
yat tu kāmepsunā karma sāhankāreṇa vā punaḥ kriyate bahulāyāsaṁ tad rājasam udāhṛitam
But action driven by desire, done with ego and much strain, is restless action.
पर जो कर्म इच्छा से प्रेरित, अहंकार और भारी श्रम से किया जाता है, वह बेचैन कर्म है।
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It is verse 24 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.
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