Bhagavad Gita · Shraddhatraya Vibhaga YogaChapter 17, Shloka 19 (17.19)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
मूढग्राहेणाऽऽत्मनो यत् पीडया क्रियते तपः
परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत् तामसमुदाहृतम्
॥ 17.19 ॥
mūḍhagrāheṇā''tmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ
parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tat tāmasamudāhṛtam
Translation
"Austerity practised out of deluded obstinacy, by torturing oneself, or for the destruction of another — that is called tamasic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. mūḍhagrāheṇa avivekaniścayena; parasya utsādanārthaṃ vināśārthaṃ.
Acharya Ramanuja. ātmanaḥ śaktyādikam aparīkṣya ātmapīḍayā — by torturing oneself without examining one's own strength and so on.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.