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Bhagavad Gita 18.32
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Sanskrit
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसाऽऽवृता।सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी
Transliteration
adharmaṁ dharmam iti yā manyate tamasāvṛitā
sarvārthān viparītānśh cha buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī
sarvārthān viparītānśh cha buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī
Synonyms
adharmam: irreligion;
dharmam: religion;
iti: thus;
yā: which;
manyate: thinks;
tamasā: by illusion;
āvṛtā: covered;
sarva: arthān — all things;
viparītān: in the wrong direction;
ca: also;
buddhiḥ: intelligence;
sā: that;
pārtha: O son of Pṛthā;
tāmasī: in the mode of ignorance .;
English Meaning
That understanding which considers irreligion to be religion and religion to be irreligion, under the spell of illusion and darkness, and strives always in the wrong direction, O Pārtha, is in the mode of ignorance.
Life Theme
Duty and Surrender
Life Application
Doing one’s best in responsibilities while accepting outcomes gracefully.