Sadhana Pada
Sentence 34
vitarka hinsadayah krita karita anumodita lobha krodha moha apurvaka mridu madhya adhimatra duhkha ajnana ananta phala iti pratipraksha bhavanam ||34||
वितर्का हिंसादयः कृतकारितानुमोदिता लोभक्रोधमोहापूर्वका मृदुमध्य अधिमात्रा दुःखाज्ञानानन्तफला इति प्रतिप्रक्षभावनम् ॥३४॥
vitarkā hiṁsādayaḥ kṛta-kārita-anumoditā lobha-krodha-moha-āpūrvakā mṛdu-madhya adhimātrā duḥkha-ajñāna-ananta-phalā iti pratiprakṣa-bhāvanam ||34||
Violent thoughts (himsa) induce unending suffering and ignorance. In such cases, it makes no difference whether you’re the perpetrator, the person who gives the orders, or the instigator; or whether the thoughts are provoked by greed, anger, or delusion; or whether small, medium or large scale action is involved. This is why orienting yourself toward the reverse is helpful. ||34||
vitarkas (वितर्कस्, vitarkas) = (from vitarka (वितर्क, vitarka)) doubt; uncertainty; question; emotion; thought
hinsadayah (हिंसादयः, hiṁsādayaḥ) = (from hinsadaya (हिंसादय, hiṁsādaya)) injure; mindless violence
krita (कृत, kṛta) = perpetrator
karita (कारित, kārita) = to instruct or authorize others to take action
anumoditah (अनुमोदिताः, anumoditāḥ) = (nom. from anumodita (अनुमोदित, anumodita)) instigator
lobha (लोभ, lobha) = greed
krodha (क्रोध, krodha) = anger; rage
moha (मोह, moha) = delusion
purvaka (पूर्वक, pūrvaka) = preceded; allowed; authorized; abetted
mridu (मृदु, mṛdu) = gentle; mild
madhya (मध्य, madhya) = moderate
adhimatrah (अधिमात्राः, adhimātrāḥ) = (from adhimatra (अधिमात्र, adhimātra)) intensive
duhkha (दुःख, duḥkha) = pain; suffering
ajnana (अज्ञान, ajñāna) = ignorance
ananta (अनन्त, ananta) = limitless
phalah (फलाः, phalāḥ) = (nom. phala (फल, phala)) outcome; result
iti (इति, iti) = hence; therefore
pratipaksha (प्रतिपक्ष, pratipakṣa) = opposite; reverse; the other side of the coin
bhavanam (भावनम्, bhāvanam) = (acc. from bhavana (भावन, bhāvana)) goal; orientation
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