GitaSlays

Verse 18.31

यया धर्ममधर्मं च कार्यं चाकार्यमेव च।अयथावत्प्रजानाति बुद्धिः सा पार्थ राजसी।।18.31।।

yayā dharmam adharmaṁ cha kāryaṁ chākāryam eva cha ayathāvat prajānāti buddhiḥ sā pārtha rājasī

Meaning

Yo, Arjuna, that mind that's all messed up about what's dharma and what's adharma, what's a go and what's a no-go—that's a straight-up rajasic (passionate) intellect.

Commentary

Bro, like, dharma isn't some easy-to-define thing, okay? It's not just 'duty' or some other basic def. It's, like, the stuff that levels you up and gets you closer to, like, your true self, you know? Adharma is the total opposite – it's the stuff that drags you down into the dark abyss of ignorance. Think of it like this: dharma is what the ancient texts said was right, and adharma is what they said was wrong. A rajasic intellect? Nah, man, that's the type of mind that can't even tell the difference between right and wrong, between what's righteous and what's not. 'Ayathavat'? That's like, totally messing up what the wise people and the ancient texts said.