यत्तु कृत्स्नवदेकस्मिन्कार्ये सक्तमहैतुकम् । अतत्त्वार्थवदल्पं च तत्तामसमुदाहृतम् ॥ २२ ॥
yat tu kṛitsna-vad ekasmin kārye saktam ahaitukam atattvārtha-vad alpaṁ cha tat tāmasam udāhṛitam
Translation
And knowledge that clings to one single thing as if it were the whole, without reason, without grasp of the truth, and narrow, is declared tamasic.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
और जो ज्ञान एक ही कार्य (शरीर या वस्तु) में सम्पूर्ण की तरह आसक्त है, जो युक्ति-रहित, तत्त्व-अर्थ से रहित और तुच्छ है, वह तामस कहा गया है।
Commentary
Tamasic knowledge takes one small part for the whole: for example, believing the body is all there is, or that one narrow idea explains everything. It is unreasoning (ahaitukam) and closed. Fanaticism of any kind fits this description.
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