Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 18 (16.18)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 18 (16.18)
अहंकारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः । मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः | | १६-१८ | |
ahaṁkāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ cha saṁśhritāḥ māmātmaparadeheṣhu pradviṣhanto’bhyasūyakāḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- अहङ्कारम्
(ahankaram)— अहंकार(egoism) - बलम्
(balam)— बल(power) - दर्पम्
(darpam)— घमंड(arrogance) - कामम्
(kamam)— कामना(lust) - क्रोधम्
(krodham)— क्रोध(anger) - च
(cha)— और(and) - संश्रिताः
(sanshritah)— आश्रित(taking refuge in)
Line 2:
- माम्
(mam)— मुझे(Me) - आत्मपरदेहेषु
(atma-para-deheshu)— अपने और दूसरों के शरीरों में(in their own and others' bodies) - प्रद्विषन्तः
(pradvishantah)— द्वेष करते हुए(hating) - अभ्यसूयकाः
(abhyasuyakah)— ईर्ष्यालु(envious)
English: Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by uncontrolled desire and anger, these harmful people hate Me Who am within them, as I am within all.
Learnings from Shloka 18:
- Hating the Inner Light:: Neglecting or abusing your own body and mind is equivalent to disrespecting the Divine within.
- Cruelty to Others:: Since the Supreme resides in all, causing harm to others is harming the Divine witness.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 16.18 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Given over to egoism, power, pride, lust, and anger, these malicious people hate Me, the Divine, dwelling in their own bodies and in the bodies of others.