Bhagavad Gita 16.20
असुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम्।।
āsurīṁ yonim āpannā mūḍhā janmani janmani mām aprāpyaiva kaunteya tato yānty adhamāṁ gatim
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| āsurīm | āsurīm | demoniac |
| yonim | yonim | wombs |
| āpannāḥ | āpannāḥ | gaining |
| mūḍhāḥ | mūḍhāḥ | the ignorant |
| janmani janmani | janmani janmani | in birth after birth |
| mām | mām | me |
| aprāpya | aprāpya | failing to reach |
| eva | eva | even |
| kaunteya | kaunteya | Arjun, the son of Kunti |
| tataḥ | tataḥ | thereafter |
| yānti | yānti | go |
| adhamām | adhamām | abominable |
| gatim | gatim | destination |
Entering into demoniacal wombs and deluded, birth after birth, they do not attain Me, thus falling, O Arjuna, into a condition still lower than that.
हे कौन्तेय ! वे मूढ़ पुरुष जन्मजन्मान्तर में आसुरी योनि को प्राप्त होते हैं और ( इस प्रकार) मुझे प्राप्त न होकर अधम गति को प्राप्त होते है।।