Living Bliss — Awakening Inner Bliss
Hindu Digital Library
ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमःॐ श्री परमात्मने नमः
Living Bliss — Awakening Inner Bliss
Bhagavad Gita: FoundationsLiving Bliss reference edition
Course/Chapter 16/Shloka 12
Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 16 · Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 16.12
Lesson 583 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

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

Selected languageEnglish
01

Shloka · Devanagari

आशापाशशतैर्बद्धाः कामक्रोधपरायणाः।ईहन्ते कामभोगार्थमन्यायेनार्थसञ्चयान्॥

02

Shloka · Roman transliteration

āśhā-pāśha-śhatair baddhāḥ kāma-krodha-parāyaṇāḥīhante kāma-bhogārtham anyāyenārtha-sañchayān

03

Sandhi-vicheda

āśhā-pāśha+śhataiḥ+baddhāḥ+kāma+krodha+parāyaṇāḥ+īhante+kāma+bhoga+artham+anyāyena+artha+sañchayān

Review statusThe source token sequence is shown in Roman transliteration. A scholar-reviewed Devanagari sandhi-vicheda will replace it.

04

Meaning of each word

āśhā-pāśhasource form
bondage of desires
śhataiḥsource form
by hundreds
baddhāḥsource form
bound
kāmasource form
lust
krodhasource form
anger
parāyaṇāḥsource form
dedicated to
īhantesource form
strive
kāmasource form
lust
bhogasource form
gratification of the senses
arthamsource form
for
anyāyenasource form
by unjust means
arthasource form
wealth
sañchayānsource form
to accumulate
05

Translation

Approved English translation pending

This layer is reserved for a named translator, edition, source locator and publication approval. No unattributed translation is presented as authoritative.

06

Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।16.12।। --,आशापाशशतैः आशा एव पाशाः तच्छतैः बद्धाः नियन्त्रिताः सन्तः सर्वतः आकृष्यमाणाः? कामक्रोधपरायणाः कामक्रोधौ परम्,अयनम् आश्रयः येषां ते कामक्रोधपरायणाः? ईहन्ते चेष्टन्ते कामभोगार्थं कामभोगप्रयोजनाय न धर्मार्थम्? अन्यायेन परस्वापहरणादिना इत्यर्थः किम् अर्थसंचयान् अर्थप्रचयान्।।ईदृशश्च तेषाम् अभिप्रायः --,

Commentary remains separate from the Sanskrit source and shows commentator, tradition, edition, rights and version details. Approved passages are stored and served by Living Bliss.

Academic recordBhagavad Gita 16.12
Course position583 / 701
Content storageLiving Bliss database

Sanskrit text, transliteration and source glosses are edition-labelled. Translation, Devanagari sandhi analysis and bhāṣya remain protected review layers.

Hindu Digital Library
ॐ श्री गुरुभ्यो नमःॐ श्री परमात्मने नमः