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