WITH A VIEW TO GAINING FRUIT — In order to gain a chosen result, some people act in the world, and naturally, while in the field of activity, they are much too pre-occupied with their anxieties and worries. They grow more and more nervous at their own imaginary fears — they ever live in an atmosphere of fear as to whether they will gain a particular chosen goal or not.

FOR OSTENTATION — There are others in the world who act, ever so vigorously, not necessarily for gaining any predetermined goal, but merely for satisfying their vanity by exhibiting their wealth or knowledge, thus proving themselves to be the show of society. Ordinarily, there are many who work in the world and make such sacrifices. These do not constitute divine acts, nor can they ever be expected to yield a reward of cheerfulness or inner peace.

Such sacrifices undertaken by men who are anxious to reach a particular goal and who work for satisfying their vanity in the community, are to be understood as Rajasic.

THE TAMASIC TYPE IS NOW TAKEN UP FOR DISCUSSION:

Tu, but; yat, that which; is ijyate, performed; abhisandhaya, having in view; a phalam, result; api ca, as also; dambhartham, for ostentation; viddhi, know; tam, that; yajnam, sacrifice; to be rajasam, done through rajas; bharatasrestha, O greatest among the descendants of Bharata.