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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 16 · Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 16.7

Lesson 578 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

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः।न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha janā na vidur āsurāḥna śhauchaṁ nāpi chāchāro na satyaṁ teṣhu vidyate

Sandhi-vicheda

pravṛittim+cha+nivṛittim+cha+janāḥ+na+viduḥ+āsurāḥ+na+śhaucham+na+api+cha+āchāraḥ+na+satyam+teṣhu+vidyate

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Meaning of each word

pravṛittimsource form

proper actions

chasource form

and

nivṛittimsource form

improper actions

chasource form

and

janāḥsource form

persons

nasource form

not

viduḥsource form

comprehend

āsurāḥsource form

those possessing demoniac nature

nasource form

neither

śhauchamsource form

purity

nasource form

nor

apisource form

even

chasource form

and

āchāraḥsource form

conduct

nasource form

nor

satyamsource form

truthfulness

teṣhusource form

in them

vidyatesource form

exist

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

।।16.7।। --,प्रवृत्तिं च प्रवर्तनं यस्मिन् पुरुषार्थसाधने कर्तव्ये प्रवृत्तिः ताम्? निवृत्तिं च एतद्विपरीतां यस्मात् अनर्थहेतोः निवर्तितव्यं सा निवृत्तिः तां च? जनाः आसुराः न विदुः न जानन्ति। न केवलं प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्ती एव ते न विदुः? न शौचं नापि च आचारः न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते अशौचाः अनाचाराः मायाविनः अनृतवादिनो हि आसुराः।।किं च --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 16.7

Course position578 / 701

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