16.9 एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः
etāṃ dṛṣṭim
Word meanings
etām—such;dṛiṣhṭim—views;avaṣhṭabhya—holding;naṣhṭa—misdirected;ātmānaḥ—souls;alpa-buddhayaḥ—of small intellect;prabhavanti—arise;ugra—cruel;karmāṇaḥ—actions;kṣhayāya—destruction;jagataḥ—of the world;ahitāḥ—enemies
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Clinging to this view, the inauspicious men of ruined souls, poor intellect, and cruel deeds strive to destroy the world.
Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind - whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous - come into the world only to destroy.
Holding this view, these men of lost souls and feeble understanding do cruel deeds for the destruction of the world.
Holding on to this view, (these people) who are of depraved character, of poor intellect, given to fearful actions and harmful, wax strong for the ruin of the world.
Holding this view, these ruined souls of small intellects and fierce deeds, come forth as enemies of the world for its destruction.
16.11 चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः
cintām
Word meanings
chintām—anxieties;aparimeyām—endless;cha—and;pralaya-antām—until death;upāśhritāḥ—taking refuge;kāma-upabhoga—gratification of desires;paramāḥ—the purpose of life;etāvat—still;iti—thus;niśhchitāḥ—with complete assurance
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Adhering to their ultimate and unending anxiety; viewing the gratification of their desires as their highest goal; believing that this is all that exists;
Poring anxiously over evil resolutions, which only end in death; seeking only the gratification of desire as the highest goal; seeing nothing beyond;
Obsessed by unlimited cares which end with dissolution, looking upon enjoyment of desires as their highest aim, and convinced that this is all;
Beset with innumerable cares which end (only) with death, holding that the enjoyment of desirable objects is the highest goal, feeling sure that this is all.
Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares ending only with death, regarding gratification of lust as their highest aim, and feeling sure that that is all,
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दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग
Chapter 16: Two Paths
daivāsurasampadvibhāgayoga
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16.10 काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः।मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः
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Word meanings
kāmam—lust;āśhritya—harboring;duṣhpūram—insatiable;dambha—hypocrisy;māna—arrogance;mada-anvitāḥ—clinging to false tenets;mohāt—the illusioned;gṛihītvā—being attracted to;asat—impermanent;grāhān—things;pravartante—they flourish;aśhuchi-vratāḥ—with impure resolve
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Divine Verses of the Bhagavad Gita • Swami Dayananda Saraswati
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Holding to their insatiable desires, being possessed by hypocrisy, avarice, and pride, and holding evil intentions, these cruel men wander with impure resolves.
Giving themselves up to insatiable passions, hypocritical, self-sufficient and arrogant, cherishing false conception founded on delusion, they work only to carry out their own unholy purposes.
Turning to insatiable desires, seizing through delusion unjustly acquired wealth, and following impious vows, they act, full of ostentation, pride and arrogance.
Giving themselves up to insatiable passion, filled with vanity, pride and arrogance, adopting bad objectives due to delusion, and having impure resolves, they engage in actions.
Filled with insatiable desires, full of hypocrisy, pride and arrogance, holding evil ideas through delusion, they work with impure resolves.
