Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 9 (16.9)
Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16 Verse 9 (16.9)
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः । प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः | | १६-९ | |
etāṁ dṛiṣhṭimavaṣhṭabhya naṣhṭātmāno’lpabuddhayaḥ prabhavantyugrakarmāṇaḥ kṣhayāya jagato’hitāḥ
Word-by-word guide:
Line 1:
- एताम्
(etam)— इस(this) - दृष्टिम्
(drishtim)— दृष्टि(view) - अवष्टभ्य
(avashtabhya)— पकड़कर(holding) -
njoined in naṣhṭātmāno’lpabuddhayaḥ - अस्ति
(asti)— है(is) -
atjoined in naṣhṭātmāno’lpabuddhayaḥ - मनः
(manah)— मन(mind) - अल्पबुद्धयः
(alpa-buddhayah)— अल्प बुद्धि वाले(of small intellect)
Line 2:
- प्रभवन्ति
(prabhavanti)— उत्पन्न होते हैं(come forth) - उग्रकर्माणः
(ugra-karmanah)— क्रूर कर्म वाले(of cruel deeds) - क्षयाय
(kshayaya)— नाश के लिए(for destruction) - जगतः
(jagatah)— जगत का(of the world) - अहिताः
(ahitah)— अहितकारी(enemies)
English: 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.
Learnings from Shloka 9:
- Fierce Actions:: A purely materialistic mindset leads to actions that harm the environment and society.
- Ruined Senses:: Ego-driven ambitions ultimately destroy the person's own mental peace and health.
Gita/Sanskrit Language Quiz
Practice this shloka vocabularyMatch Sanskrit words from shloka 16.9 with their Hindi and English meanings.
Practice vocabulary
Holding this view, these ruined souls, with little intellect and fierce actions, rise as enemies of the world for its destruction.