Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 19 (16.19)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 19 (16.19)
ताहं द्विषतः क्रुरान्संसारेषु नराधमान् । क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु | | १६-१९ | |
tānahaṁ dviṣhataḥ krurānsaṁsāreṣhu narādhamān kṣhipāmyajasramaśhubhānāsurīṣhveva yoniṣhu
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- त
(tan)— त(those) - अहम्
(aham)— मैं(I) - द्विषतः
(dvishatah)— द्वेष करने वाले(hating) - क्रूरान्
(kruran)— क्रूरों को(cruel) - संसारेषु
(sansareshu)— संसारों में(in the worlds) - न
(na)— नहीं(not) -
radajoined in narādhamān - माम्
(mam)— मुझको(Me)
Line 2:
- क्षिपामि
(kshipami)— मैं डालता हूं(I cast) - अजस्रम्
(ajasram)— बार-बार(repeatedly) - अशुभान्
(ashubhan)— अशुभ(the evil) - आसुरीषु
(asurishu)— आसुरी(into demoniac) - एव
(eva)— ही(indeed) - ओइउ
(yonishu)— योनि(wombs)
English: Those who thus hate Me, who are cruel, the dregs of mankind, I condemn them to a continuous, miserable and godless rebirth.
Learnings from Shloka 19:
- Natural Retribution:: The law of karma naturally places souls in environments that match their cultivated qualities.
- Cycle of Rebirth:: Negative behavior patterns reinforce themselves, keeping the soul bound to lower states of evolution.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 16.19 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
These cruel, malicious, and worst of men, Krishna casts repeatedly into demoniacal wombs in the cycle of birth and death.