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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 19 (17.19) means: Discipline done out of a foolish notion, with self-torture, or to harm another, is called dull.
मूढग्राहेणात्मनो यत्पीडया क्रियते तपः।परस्योत्सादनार्थं वा तत्तामसमुदाहृतम्।।17.19।।
mūḍha-grāheṇātmano yat pīḍayā kriyate tapaḥ parasyotsādanārthaṁ vā tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
Discipline done out of a foolish notion, with self-torture, or to harm another, is called dull.
जो तप किसी मूर्खतापूर्ण धारणा से, खुद को कष्ट देकर, या दूसरे को हानि पहुँचाने के लिए किया जाता है, वह जड़ कहलाता है।
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It is verse 19 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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