Bhagavad Gita 18.32 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Dark understanding sees everything backwards.”
What it means
“Understanding wrapped in darkness, which takes wrong for right and sees everything backwards, is dull.”
The original Sanskrit
अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसावृता । सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी ॥
adharmaṃ dharmamiti yā manyate tamasāvṛtā sarvārthānviparītāṃśca buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī
Translations
Literal translation
O Parhta, that intellect is born of tamas which, being covered by darkness, considers vice as virtue, and verily perceives all things contrary ot what they are.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे पार्थ ! तमस् (अज्ञान अन्ध:कार) से आवृत जो बुद्धि अधर्म को ही धर्म मानती है और सभी पदार्थों को विपरीत रूप से जानती है, वह बुद्धि तामसी है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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