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17.19Krishna
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मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः ।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥

mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ |parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ||

मूढग्राहेण · mūḍhagrāheṇa
with deluded obstinacy
पीडया · pīḍayā
with torment
क्रियते · kriyate
is done
तपः · tapaḥ
austerity
परस्य · parasya
of another
उत्सादनार्थम् · utsādanārtham
for the ruin
उदाहृतम् · udāhṛtam
declared

Austerity done from deluded obstinacy, tormenting oneself — or meant to destroy another — is declared dark.

Original plain-language translation

Two faces of tamasic tapas: self-harm and harm aimed outward, as in rites to injure enemies. Both spring from mudha-graha, the stubborn grip of delusion. Discipline becomes destruction when wisdom leaves it.

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