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ayuktaḥ prākṛtaḥ stabdhaḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko.alasaḥ . viṣādī dīrghasūtrī ca kartā tāmasa ucyate
അയുക്തനും, പ്രാകൃതനും, സ്തബ്ധനും, ശഠനും, ദുഷ്ടനും, അലസനും, വിഷാദിയും, ദീർഘസൂത്രിയുമായ കർത്താവ് താമസികനാണെന്ന് പറയപ്പെടുന്നു.
The agent who is unsteady, naive, unbending, deceitful, wicked, [A variant reading is naikrtikah.-Tr.] lazy, morose and procrastinating is said to be possessed of tamas.
അസ്ഥിരമായ മനസ്സോടുകൂടിയവനും, സംസ്കാരമില്ലാത്തവനും, അഹങ്കാരത്താൽ ആരെയും വണങ്ങാത്തവനും, വഞ്ചകനും, ദുഷ്കർമ്മങ്ങളിൽ തൽപരനും, നല്ല കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ മടിയനും, എപ്പോഴും ദുഃഖിതനും, കാര്യങ്ങൾ നീട്ടിവെക്കുന്നവനുമായ ഒരുവൻ താമസിക കർത്താവായി അറിയപ്പെടുന്നു.
Owing to his vulgar nature he is not able to discriminate between proper and improper actions. His heart is filled with vanity. He will never prostrate himself before the deity or a sage. He is very stiff and unbending in his demeanour. He is the very embodiment of deceit? the abode of the passion for gambling and all such vices. He is ever ready to do evil actions. When an opportunity for his doing good occurs? he is utterly slothful and inactive? but he is very alert in doing evil.Prakritah Vulgar Quite uncultured in intellect one who is childish.Stabdhah Unbending (like a stick)? not bowing down to anybody.Shathah Cheating concealing his real nature.Naishkritikah Creating arrels and disputes among the people.Alasah Lazy Not doing even that which ought to be done.Dirghasutri Postponing duties too long always slothful not performing even in a month what ought to be done today or tomorrow.