Bhagavad Gita 16.15
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।
āḍhyo ’bhijanavān asmi ko ’nyo ’sti sadṛiśho mayā yakṣhye dāsyāmi modiṣhya ity ajñāna-vimohitāḥ aneka-chitta-vibhrāntā moha-jāla-samāvṛitāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣhu patanti narake ’śhuchau
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| āḍhyaḥ | āḍhyaḥ | wealthy |
| abhijana-vān | abhijana-vān | having highly placed relatives |
| asmi | asmi | me |
| kaḥ | kaḥ | who |
| anyaḥ | anyaḥ | else |
| asti | asti | is |
| sadṛiśhaḥ | sadṛiśhaḥ | like |
| mayā | mayā | to me |
| yakṣhye | yakṣhye | I shall perform sacrifices |
| dāsyāmi | dāsyāmi | I shall give alms |
| modiṣhye | modiṣhye | I shall rejoice |
| iti | iti | thus |
| ajñāna | ajñāna | ignorance |
| vimohitāḥ—deluded aneka—many | vimohitāḥ—deluded aneka—many | |
| chitta | chitta | imaginings |
| vibhrāntāḥ | vibhrāntāḥ | led astray |
| moha | moha | delusion |
| jāla | jāla | mesh |
| samāvṛitāḥ | samāvṛitāḥ | enveloped |
| prasaktāḥ | prasaktāḥ | addicted |
| kāma-bhogeṣhu | kāma-bhogeṣhu | gratification of sensuous pleasures |
| patanti | patanti | descend |
| narake | narake | to hell |
| aśhuchau | aśhuchau | murky |
"I am wealthy and born into a noble family. Who is my equal? I shall perform sacrifices, give charity, and rejoice," thus deluded by ignorance.
"मैं धनवान् और श्रेष्ठकुल में जन्मा हूँ। मेरे समान दूसरा कौन है?",'मैं यज्ञ करूंगा', 'मैं दान दूँगा', 'मैं मौज करूँगा' - इस प्रकार के अज्ञान से वे मोहित होते हैं।।