Original Sanskrit

अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् । मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते ॥ १८-२५॥

Transliteration

anubandhaṃ kṣayaṃ hiṃsāmanapekṣya ca pauruṣam mohādārabhyate karma yattattāmasamucyate 18-25

English Translation

That action which is undertaken from delusion without regard for the consequence loss injury and ability is declared to be TAMASIC (dull) .

Word-by-Word Meaning

anubandhaṃ = of future bondage; kṣayaṃ = destruction; hiṃsāṃ = and distress to others; anapekṣya = without considering the consequences; ca = also; pauruṣaṃ = self-sanctioned; mohāt = by illusion; ārabhyate = is begun; karma = work; yat = which; tat = that; tāmasaṃ = in the mode of ignorance; ucyate = is said to be.;

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The Yoga of Liberation through Renunciation

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