Bhagavad Gita · 16.6
॥
Devanāgarī
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन्दैव आसुर एव च ।
दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे शृणु ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
dvau bhūta-sargau loke 'smin daiva āsura eva ca |
daivo vistaraśaḥ prokta āsuraṁ pārtha me śṛṇu ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
द्वौdvautwo.
भूतसर्गौbhūta-sargaukinds of created beings.
लोके अस्मिन्loke asminin this world.
दैवःdaivaḥdivine.
आसुरः एव चāsuraḥ eva caand, indeed, demonic.
दैवःdaivaḥabout the divine.
विस्तरशःvistaraśaḥin detail.
प्रोक्तःproktaḥhas been described.
आसुरम्āsuramabout the demonic.
पार्थpārthaO Pārtha!
मे शृणुme śṛṇuhear from Me.
Translation
“O Pārtha, in this world there are two kinds of created beings: the divine and the demonic. I have already described the divine to you at length. Now hear from Me about the demonic.”
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