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BG 18.25 — 18.25 That action which is undertaken from delusion, without a regard for the conseences, loss, injury and (one's own) ability that is declared to be Tama | Live Gita
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अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् |
मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते ||१८-२५||

anubandhaṃ kṣayaṃ hiṃsāmanapekṣya ca pauruṣam . mohādārabhyate karma yattattāmasamucyate ||18-25||


।।18.25।। जो कर्म परिणाम, हानि, हिंसा और सार्मथ्य (पौरुषम्) का विचार न करके केवल मोहवश आरम्भ किया जाता है, वह कर्म तामस कहलाता है।।

Word-by-word meanings

18.25 अनुबन्धम् conseence? क्षयम् loss? हिंसाम् injury? अनपेक्ष्य without regard? च and? पौरुषम् (ones own) ability? मोहात् from delusion? आरभ्यते is undertaken? कर्म action? यत् which? तत् that? तामसम् Tamasic (dark)? उच्यते is said.Commentary Tamasic acts cause harm to others. A Tamasic man reflects not at all whether he has the capacity to perform these useless actions? but continues to act blindly. With utter thoughtlessness he sets aside any reflection as to the difficulty of performing the

Commentaries

Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.

Sri Shankaracharya

।।18.25।।अनुबन्धको -- अन्तमें होनेवाला जो परिणाम है उसे अनुबन्ध कहते हैं? उसको? क्षयकोकर्मके करनेमें जो शक्तिका या धनका क्षय होता है उसको? हिंसाकोप्राणियोंकी पीड़ाको और पौरुषको -- अमुक कर्मको मैं समाप्त कर सकता हूँ ऐसी अपनी सामर्थ्यको? इस प्रकार अनुबन्धसे लेकर पौरुषतकके इन समस्त भावोंकी अपेक्षा न करके -- इनकी परवा न करके? जो धर्म मोहसे -- अज्ञानसे आरम्भ किया जाता है? वह तामस -- तमोगुणपूर्वक किया हुआ कहा जाता है।

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Swami Gambirananda

18.25 That action is said to be born of tamas which is undertaken out of delusion, (and) without consideration of its conseence, loss, harm and ability.

This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.

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