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
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| tri-vidham | tri-vidham | three types of |
| narakasya | narakasya | to the hell |
| idam | idam | this |
| dvāram | dvāram | gates |
| nāśhanam | nāśhanam | destruction |
| ātmanaḥ | ātmanaḥ | self |
| kāmaḥ | kāmaḥ | lust |
| krodhaḥ | krodhaḥ | anger |
| tathā | tathā | and |
| lobhaḥ | lobhaḥ | greed |
| tasmāt | tasmāt | therefore |
| etat | etat | these |
| trayam | trayam | three |
| tyajet | tyajet | should 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।।