Bhagavad Gita 16.7
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः।न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते।।
pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha janā na vidur āsurāḥ na śhauchaṁ nāpi chāchāro na satyaṁ teṣhu vidyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| pravṛittim | pravṛittim | proper actions |
| cha | cha | and |
| nivṛittim | nivṛittim | improper actions |
| cha | cha | and |
| janāḥ | janāḥ | persons |
| na | na | not |
| viduḥ | viduḥ | comprehend |
| āsurāḥ | āsurāḥ | those possessing demoniac nature |
| na | na | neither |
| śhaucham | śhaucham | purity |
| na | na | nor |
| api | api | even |
| cha | cha | and |
| āchāraḥ | āchāraḥ | conduct |
| na | na | nor |
| satyam | satyam | truthfulness |
| teṣhu | teṣhu | in them |
| vidyate | vidyate | exist |
The demoniacal do not know what to do and what to refrain from; they have neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth.
आसुरी स्वभाव के लोग न प्रवृत्ति को; जानते हैं और न निवृत्ति को उनमें न शुद्धि होती है, न सदाचार और न सत्य ही होता है।।