अधर्मं धर्ममिति या मन्यते तमसावृता | सर्वार्थान्विपरीतांश्च बुद्धिः सा पार्थ तामसी
adharmaṃ dharmamiti yā manyate tamasāvṛtā . sarvārthānviparītāṃśca buddhiḥ sā pārtha tāmasī
О Партха, тот разум, который, будучи окутан тьмой, считает адхарму дхармой и поистине воспринимает все вещи противоположно тому, каковы они есть, — тот разум тамасичен.
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.
Тамасический разум, полностью покрытый невежеством, извращает истину, принимая неправедное за праведное, а добродетели за пороки. Он видит всё в искажённом свете, отрицая даже то, что предписано священными писаниями.
That intellect which regards righteous acts as evil? and considers right things to be false? which treats everything in a contrary sense and looks upon virtues as if they were vices and takes everything that the scriptures declare to be good as being entirely wrong? is Tamasic. It views all things in a perverted light.Thus? O Arjuna? I have explained to thee the three aspects of the intellect. Now listen to the explanation of the characteristics of the three aspects of firmness.