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Bhagavad Gita 16.21

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः।कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत्।।

tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśhanam ātmanaḥ kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
tri-vidhamtri-vidhamthree types of
narakasyanarakasyato the hell
idamidamthis
dvāramdvāramgates
nāśhanamnāśhanamdestruction
ātmanaḥātmanaḥself
kāmaḥkāmaḥlust
krodhaḥkrodhaḥanger
tathātathāand
lobhaḥlobhaḥgreed
tasmāttasmāttherefore
etatetatthese
trayamtrayamthree
tyajettyajetshould abandon

There are three gates to this hell, destructive of the self: lust, anger, and greed; therefore, one should abandon these three.

काम, क्रोध और लोभ ये आत्मनाश के त्रिविध द्वार हैं, इसलिए इन तीनों को त्याग देना चाहिए।।