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Bhagavad Gita 16.19
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Sanskrit
तानहं द्विषतः क्रूरान्संसारेषु नराधमान्।क्षिपाम्यजस्रमशुभानासुरीष्वेव योनिषु
Transliteration
tān ahaṁ dviṣhataḥ krūrān sansāreṣhu narādhamān
kṣhipāmy ajasram aśhubhān āsurīṣhv eva yoniṣhu
kṣhipāmy ajasram aśhubhān āsurīṣhv eva yoniṣhu
Synonyms
tān: those;
aham: I;
dviṣataḥ: envious;
krūrān: mischievous;
saṁsāreṣu: into the ocean of material existence;
nara: adhamān — the lowest of mankind;
kṣipāmi: I put;
ajasram: forever;
aśubhān: inauspicious;
āsurīṣu: demoniac;
eva: certainly;
yoniṣu: into the wombs .;
English Meaning
Those who are envious and mischievous, who are the lowest among men, I perpetually cast into the ocean of material existence, into various demoniac species of life.
Life Theme
Character and Ethics
Life Application
Choosing integrity and honesty even when shortcuts seem easier.