यत्तु कामेप्सुना कर्म साहंकारेण वा पुनः |\nक्रियते बहुलायासं तद्राजसमुदाहृतम् ||१८-२४||
yattu kāmepsunā karma sāhaṃkāreṇa vā punaḥ .\nkriyate bahulāyāsaṃ tadrājasamudāhṛtam ||18-24||
Action that is prompted by selfish desire, enacted with pride, and full of stress, is in the nature of passion.