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Sanskrit

वितर्का हिंसादयः कृतकारितानुमोदिता लोभक्रोधमोहपूर्वका मृदुमध्याधिमात्रा दुःखाज्ञानानन्तफला इति प्रतिपक्षभावनम्

Transliteration (IAST)

vitarkā hiṃsādayaḥ kṛta-kāritānumoditā lobha-krodha-moha-pūrvakā mṛdu-madhyādhimātrā duḥkhājñānānanta-phalā iti pratipakṣa-bhāvanam

Word by word

vitarkāḥ hiṃsā-ādayaḥ
unwholesome thoughts such as violence
kṛta-kārita-anumoditāḥ
done, caused, or approved
lobha-krodha-moha-pūrvakāḥ
preceded by greed, anger, or delusion
mṛdu-madhya-adhimātrāḥ
mild, moderate, or intense
duḥkha-ajñāna-ananta-phalāḥ
with endless fruits of pain and ignorance
iti pratipakṣa-bhāvanam
such is the cultivation of the opposite

Translation

Unwholesome thoughts such as violence — whether done, caused, or approved; preceded by greed, anger, or delusion; mild, moderate, or intense — bear endless fruits of pain and ignorance: thus one cultivates the opposite.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0