Bhagavad Gita · Moksha Sannyasa YogaChapter 18, Shloka 25 (18.25)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम्
मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत् तत् तामसमुच्यते
॥ 18.25 ॥
anubandhaṃ kṣayaṃ hiṃsāmanapekṣya ca pauruṣam
mohādārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasamucyate
Translation
"Action begun out of delusion, without considering the consequences, the loss, the harm and one's own capacity — that is called tamasic."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. kṣayaṃ … śaktikṣayaḥ arthakṣayo vā; hiṃsāṃ prāṇibādhāṃ.
Acharya Ramanuja. kṛte karmaṇi anubaddhyamānaṃ duḥkham anubandhaḥ; hiṃsā tatra prāṇipīḍā; pauruṣam ātmanaḥ karmasamāpanasāmarthyam — one's own ability to complete the work.
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