Skip to content
← Chapter
Chapter 2 Verse 34
Original Verse
वितर्का हिंसादयः कृतकारितानुमोदिता लोभक्रोधमोहपूर्वका मृदुमध्याधिमात्रा दुःखाज्ञानानन्तफला इति प्रतिपक्षभावनम् ॥ २.३४ ॥

vitarkā hiṃsādayaḥ kṛtakāritānumoditā lobhakrodhamohapūrvakā mṛdumadhyādhimātrā duḥkhājñānānantaphalā iti pratipakṣabhāvanam || 2.34 ||

Interpretation Layers

Translations & Commentary

2 sources checked for this verse

Rama Prasada

English Translation

The doubts or harmful thoughts are violence and the rest, whether done, caused, or approved of, whether preceded by lust, anger, or delusion, whether small, medium, or great; and they result in endless pain and ignorance — thus cultivate the opposite.

Simple English

English Translation

Harmful thoughts such as violence, whether done, instigated, or approved, whether arising from greed, anger, or delusion, whether mild, medium, or intense, produce endless suffering and ignorance. Therefore cultivate the opposite.