मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः ।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥
mūḍhagrāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ |parasyotsādanārthaṃ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛtam ||
- मूढग्राहेण · mūḍhagrāheṇa
- with deluded obstinacy
- आत्मनः · ātmanaḥ
- of oneself
- पीडया · pīḍayā
- with torment
- क्रियते · kriyate
- is done
- तपः · tapaḥ
- austerity
- परस्य · parasya
- of another
- उत्सादनार्थम् · utsādanārtham
- for the ruin
- तामसम् · tāmasam
- dark, of tamas
- 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.
— Reader's notes (original)