Chapter 16 · Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 16.11

Lesson 582 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Constructive and destructive dispositions. Which dispositions support growth, and which repeatedly obstruct it?

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Shloka · Devanagari

चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

chintām aparimeyāṁ cha pralayāntām upāśhritāḥkāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niśhchitāḥ

Sandhi-vicheda

chintām+aparimeyām+cha+pralaya-antām+upāśhritāḥ+kāma-upabhoga+paramāḥ+etāvat+iti+niśhchitāḥ

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Meaning of each word

chintāmsource form

anxieties

aparimeyāmsource form

endless

chasource form

and

pralaya-antāmsource form

until death

upāśhritāḥsource form

taking refuge

kāma-upabhogasource form

gratification of desires

paramāḥsource form

the purpose of life

etāvatsource form

still

itisource form

thus

niśhchitāḥsource form

with complete assurance

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।16.11।। --,चिन्ताम् अपरिमेयां च? न परिमातुं शक्यते यस्याः चिन्तायाः इयत्ता सा अपरिमेया? ताम् अपरिमेयाम्? प्रलयान्तां मरणान्ताम् उपाश्रिताः? सदा चिन्तापराः इत्यर्थः। कामोपभोगपरमाः? काम्यन्ते इति कामाः विषयाः शब्दादयः तदुपभोगपरमाः अयमेव परमः पुरुषार्थः यः कामोपभोगः इत्येवं निश्चितात्मानः? एतावत् इति निश्चिताः।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 16.11

Course position582 / 701

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