Chapter 18 · Moksha Sannyasa Yoga - The Yoga of Liberation through RenunciationKrishna
Verse 32
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 18, श्लोक 32
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसावृता।
सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी॥
Transliteration
Adharmam dharmam-iti ya manyate tamasa-avrita
Sarva-arthan viparitamsh-cha buddhih sa Partha tamasi
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अधर्मम्adharmamunrighteousness
धर्मम्dharmamas righteousness
इतिitithus
या मन्यतेya manyatewhich considers
तमसा आवृताtamasa avritacovered by darkness
सर्वार्थान्sarva-arthanall things
विपरीतान्viparitanin a perverted way
बुद्धिःbuddhihintellect
तामसीtamasitamasic
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
हे पार्थ! जो बुद्धि तमोगुण से आवृत होकर अधर्म को धर्म मानती है और सब बातों को उलटा समझती है — वह तामसी है।
English Translation
O Partha, the intellect which, enveloped in darkness, considers adharma to be dharma and sees all things in a perverted way — that is tamasic.
Commentary (टीका)
Tamasic intellect is completely inverted — it sees wrong as right and right as wrong. Enveloped in the darkness of ignorance, it perceives everything in reverse. This is the most dangerous state because the person sincerely believes their distorted view is correct.