Canonical Ref: YS 2.34
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
वितर्का हिंसादयः कृतकारितानुमोदिता लोभक्रोधमोहपूर्वका मृदुमध्याधिमात्रा दुःखाज्ञानानन्तफला इति प्रतिपक्षभावनम्
English Scholarly Translation
Thoughts of violence, whether done, caused to be done, or approved, and whether motivated by greed, anger, or delusion, and whether mild, moderate, or intense, result in endless suffering and ignorance. Thus, I cultivate the opposite thoughts.
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Unwholesome thoughts (vitarkā), such as violence (hiṁsā), whether performed (kṛta), instigated (kārita), or endorsed (anumoditā), stem from greed (lobha), anger (krodha), or delusion (moha). These thoughts may vary in intensity—mild (mṛdu), moderate (madhya), or intense (adhimātra). Recognizing that such actions result in unending (ananta) suffering (duḥkha) and ignorance (ajñāna) constitutes the cultivation of their opposite (pratipakṣa-bhāvanam).
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Pātañjala Yoga Sūtras, YS 2.34. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.