Bhagavad Gita · 18.25
॥
Devanāgarī
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् ।
मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
anubandhaṁ kṣayaṁ hiṁsām anapekṣya ca pauruṣam |
mohād ārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasam ucyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अनुबन्धम्anubandhamthe consequences.
क्षयम्kṣayamloss, destruction.
हिंसाम्hiṁsāmviolence, harm [to others].
अनपेक्ष्य चanapekṣya caand not taking into account.
पौरुषम्pauruṣamone’s own ability.
मोहात्mohātout of illusion.
आरभ्यतेārabhyateis begun.
कर्म यत् तत्karma yat tatthat action which.
तामसम् उच्यतेtāmasam ucyateis called action in the mode of ignorance.
Translation
“That action which is begun in illusion, without regard for consequences, loss, harm to others, and one’s own ability, is called action in the mode of ignorance.”
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