Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 15 (16.15)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 15 (16.15)
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया । यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः | | १६-१५ | |
āḍhyo’bhijanavānasmi ko’nyo’sti sadṛiśho mayā yakṣhye dāsyāmi modiṣhya ityajñānavimohitāḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- आढ्यः
(adhyah)— धनी(rich) - अभिजनवान्
(abhijanavan)— कुलीन(well-born) - अस्मि
(asmi)— मैं हूं(I am) - कः
(kah)— कौन(who) - अन्यः
(anyah)— दूसरा(other) - अस्ति
(asti)— है(is) - सदृशः
(sadrishah)— समान(equal) - मया
(maya)— मेरे द्वारा(to me)
Line 2:
- यक्ष्ये
(yakshye)— मैं यज्ञ करूंगा(I will perform sacrifice) - दास्यामि
(dasyami)— मैं दान दूंगा(I will give charity) -
modisjoined in modiṣhya - यः
(yah)— जो(who) - इति
(iti)— ऐसा(thus) - अज्ञानविमोहिताः
(ajnana-vimohitah)— अज्ञान से मोहित(blinded by ignorance)
English: I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will worship, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by lack of understanding,
Learnings from Shloka 15:
- Vanity of Pride:: Boasting about birth, status, or wealth is a sign of deep insecurity and ignorance.
- Ostentatious Yajna:: Performing religious acts or charity purely for social show carries no spiritual value.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 16.15 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
'I am rich and born in a noble family. Who else is equal to me? I shall perform sacrifices (Yajna) for show, I shall give charity, and I shall rejoice.' Thus they are deluded.