Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 10 (16.10)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 10 (16.10)
काममाश्रित्य दुष्पूरं दम्भमानमदान्विताः । मोहाद्गृहीत्वासद्ग्राहान्प्रवर्तन्तेऽशुचिव्रताः | | १६-१० | |
kāmamāśhritya duṣhpūraṁ dambhamānamadānvitāḥ mohādgṛihītvāsadgrāhānpravartante’śhuchivratāḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- कामम्
(kamam)— कामना(lust/passion) - आश्रित्य
(ashritya)— आश्रय लेकर(taking refuge in) - दुष्पूरम्
(dushpuram)— अतृप्त(insatiable) -
danbajoined in dambhamānamadānvitāḥ - मनः
(manah)— मन(mind) - माम्
(mam)— मुझको(Me) -
danvjoined in dambhamānamadānvitāḥ - इति
(iti)— इस प्रकार(thus) -
ahjoined in dambhamānamadānvitāḥ
Line 2:
- मोहात्
(mohat)— मोह से(through delusion) - गृहीत्वा
(grihitva)— लेकर(holding) -
sadgrjoined in mohādgṛihītvāsadgrāhānpravartante’śhuchivratāḥ - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(I) - प्रवर्तन्ते
(pravartante)— चलते हैं(they act) - अशुचिव्रताः
(ashuci-vratah)— अशुद्ध व्रत वाले(devoted to unclean promises/purposes)
English: Giving themselves up to insatiable passions, hypocritical, self-sufficient and arrogant, cherishing false conception founded on confusion, they work only to carry out their own unholy purposes.
Learnings from Shloka 10:
- Insatiable Desire:: Chasing endless physical desires is like pouring fuel on fire; it never satisfies.
- Impure Resolve:: Hypocrisy and pride drive people to maintain false appearances, wasting vital energy.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 16.10 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Giving themselves up to insatiable desire, filled with hypocrisy, pride, and arrogance, they hold false views through delusion and act with impure resolve.