tāmasam

How it is translated

• in the mode of ignorance (5)
• of the nature of nescience (1)

Every verse

1. 17.13विधिहीनमसृष्टान्नं मन्त्रहीनमदक्षिणम्।vidhi-hīnam asṛiṣhṭānnaṁ mantra-hīnam adakṣhiṇamThey declare that sacrifice to be Tamasic which is contrary to the ordinances of the scriptures, in which no food is distributed, and which is devoid of mantras, gifts…Here: in the mode of ignorance
2. 17.19मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।mūḍha-grāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥThat austerity which is practised out of a foolish notion, with self-torture, or for the purpose of destroying another, is declared to be of the Tamasic nature.Here: in the mode of ignorance
3. 17.22अदेशकाले यद्दानमपात्रेभ्यश्च दीयते।adeśha-kāle yad dānam apātrebhyaśh cha dīyateThe gift that is given in the wrong place and at the wrong time, to unworthy persons, without respect or with insult, is declared to be of a Tamasic nature.Here: of the nature of nescience
4. 18.22यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम्।yat tu kṛitsna-vad ekasmin kārye saktam ahaitukamBut that which clings to one single effect as if it were the whole, without reason, without any foundation in Truth, and is trivial—that is declared to be Tamasic.Here: in the mode of ignorance
5. 18.25अनुबन्धं क्षयं हिंसामनपेक्ष्य च पौरुषम्।anubandhaṁ kṣhayaṁ hinsām anapekṣhya cha pauruṣhamThat action which is undertaken from delusion, without regard for the consequences, loss, injury, and one's own ability, is declared to be Tamasic (dark).Here: in the mode of ignorance
6. 18.39यदग्रे चानुबन्धे च सुखं मोहनमात्मनः।yad agre chānubandhe cha sukhaṁ mohanam ātmanaḥThat happiness which at first, as well as in the end, deludes the self, and which arises from sleep, indolence, and heedlessness—that is declared to be Tamasic.Here: in the mode of ignorance