Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 25 (18.25)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18 Verse 25 (18.25)
अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम् । मोहादारभ्यते कर्म यत्तत्तामसमुच्यते | | १८-२५ | |
anubandhaṁ kṣhayaṁ hiṁsāmanapekṣhya cha pauruṣham mohādārabhyate karma yattattāmasamuchyate
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- अउबध
(anubandham)— अउबध(future consequence) - क्षय
(kṣhayam)— क्षय(loss) - इस
(hiṁsām)— इस(injury/harm) - अनएय
(anapekṣhya)— अनएय(disregarding) - च
(cha)— और(and) - पउउश
(pauruṣham)— पउउश(one's capacity)
Line 2:
- मोहात्
(mohāt)— मोह से(out of delusion/blindness) - अरयए
(ārabhyate)— अरयए(is undertaken) - कर्म
(karma)— कर्म(action) - यत्
(yat)— जिसे(which) - तत्
(tat)— वह(that) - तामसम्
(tāmasam)— तामसिक(ignorant) - उच्यते
(uchyate)— कहा गया(is called)
English: An action undertaken through confusion, and with no regard to the spiritual issues involved, or the real capacity of the doer, or to the injury which may follow, such an act may be assumed to be the product of lack of understanding.
Learnings from Shloka 25:
- Irresponsible Action:: Acting without thinking about the impact on others and resources is destructive.
- Tamasik Behavior:: Laziness, carelessness, and harmful impulses are signs of dullness.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 18.25 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Action initiated out of delusion, ignoring consequences, waste of resources, harm to others, or one's own capability, is Tamasik.