Chapter 18
Moksha Sanyasa Yoga
Verse 25
Sanskrit
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिसामन्वेष्य च पौरुषम् । मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्ततामसमुच्यते ॥२५॥
Hindi Translation
जो कर्म परिणाम, हानि, हिंसा और सामर्थ्य को न विचार कर केवल अज्ञान से आरम्भ किया जाता है—वह तामस कहा जाता है ॥२५॥
English Translation
That action which is undertaken through sheer ignorance, without counting the upshot, loss to oneself, injury to others and one’s own capacity, is declared as Tamasika. (25)