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vitarkāḥ hiṃsā-ādayaḥ kṛta-kārita-anumoditāḥ lobha-krodha-moha-pūrvakāḥ mṛdu-madhya-adhimātrāḥ duḥkha-ajñāna-ananta-phalāḥ iti pratipakṣa-bhāvanam

वितर्का हिंसादयः कृतकारितानुमोदिता लोभक्रोधमोहापूर्वका मृदुमध्य अधिमात्रा दुःखाज्ञानानन्तफला इति प्रतिपक्षभावनम्

Negative deliberation such as harming and the rest; may be done, brought about, or by approval; is preceded by greed, anger or delusion; may be mild, moderate or excessive; its endless fruits are suffering and ignorance; thus cultivate the opposite side

vitarka - gross deliberation; negative deliberation

hiṃsā - harm (to life or property), injury, hurt; wrong (said to be of three kinds, 1. mental, as "bearing malice"; 2. verbal, as "abusive language"; 3. personal, as "acts of violence")

ādi - and the rest

kṛta - done; made; accomplished; performed

kārita - brought about

anumodita - by approval

lobha - greed

krodha - anger

moha - delusion; error; darkness or delusion of mind

pūrva - preceding

mṛdu - mildness

madhya - moderateness

adhimātra - excessive; above measure; extreme

duḥkha - suffering, pain, sorrowful

ajñāna - ignorance

ananta - endless, boundless, eternal, infinite; the first serpent

phala - fruit; consequence, effect; result; retribution (good or bad), gain or loss, reward or punishment, advantage or disadvantage

iti - thus; in this manner; something that has been said or thought; having so said; (it is used like a quotation mark)

pratipakṣa - opposite side

bhāvana - cultivation; imagining, fancying; forming in the mind; to occupy one's imagination with, direct one's thoughts to, conception;

Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:

“Mano Vikāra – Some actions I have done I have not got what I want. Therefore this brings out certain changes in certain mental processes and a change in bodily activity.”

“Today this world is ‘standing’ on Vitarka and it expands because of association. It grows without any effort. One has to put in special effort (Sādhana). Otherwise nothing changes.”

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

“Negative reasoning such as harming and the rest; may be done, brought about, or by approval; is preceded by greed, anger or delusion; may be mild, moderate or intense; its infinite fruits are suffering and ignorance; thus cultivate the opposite side.”