Bhagavad Gita 16.6
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च।दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।
dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva cha daivo vistaraśhaḥ prokta āsuraṁ pārtha me śhṛiṇu
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| dvau | dvau | two |
| bhūta-sargau | bhūta-sargau | of created living beings |
| loke | loke | in the world |
| asmin | asmin | this |
| daivaḥ | daivaḥ | divine |
| āsuraḥ | āsuraḥ | demoniac |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| cha | cha | and |
| daivaḥ | daivaḥ | the divine |
| vistaraśhaḥ | vistaraśhaḥ | at great length |
| proktaḥ | proktaḥ | said |
| āsuram | āsuram | the demoniac |
| pārtha | pārtha | Arjun, the son of Pritha |
| me | me | from me |
| śhṛiṇu | śhṛiṇu | hear |
There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been described at length; hear from Me, O Arjuna, about the demoniacal.
हे पार्थ ! इस लोक में दो प्रकार की भूतिसृष्टि है, दैवी और आसुरी। उनमें देवों का स्वभाव (दैवी सम्पदा) विस्तारपूर्वक कहा गया है; अब असुरों के स्वभाव को विस्तरश: मुझसे सुनो।।