Bhagavad Gita 18.25
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम्।मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते।।
anubandhaṁ kṣhayaṁ hinsām anapekṣhya cha pauruṣham mohād ārabhyate karma yat tat tāmasam uchyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| anubandham | anubandham | consequences |
| kṣhayam | kṣhayam | loss |
| hinsām | hinsām | injury |
| anapekṣhya | anapekṣhya | by disregarding |
| cha | cha | and |
| pauruṣham | pauruṣham | one’s own ability |
| mohāt | mohāt | out of delusion |
| ārabhyate | ārabhyate | is begun |
| karma | karma | action |
| yat | yat | which |
| tat | tat | that |
| tāmasam | tāmasam | in the mode of ignorance |
| uchyate | uchyate | is declared to be |
That action which is undertaken from delusion, without regard for the consequences, loss, injury, and one's own ability, is declared to be Tamasic (dark).
जो कर्म परिणाम, हानि, हिंसा और सार्मथ्य (पौरुषम्) का विचार न करके केवल मोहवश आरम्भ किया जाता है, वह कर्म तामस कहलाता है।।