Bhagavad Gita · 16.20
॥
Devanāgarī
आसुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि ।
मामप्राप्यैव कौन्तेय ततो यान्त्यधमां गतिम् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
āsurīṁ yonim āpannā mūḍhā janmani janmani |
mām aprāpyaiva kaunteya tato yānty adhamāṁ gatim ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
आसुरीम् योनिम्āsurīm yoniminto demonic forms of life.
आपन्नाःāpannāḥentering, being born.
मूढाःmūḍhāḥfools.
जन्मनि जन्मनिjanmani janmanifrom life to life.
माम् अप्राप्य एवmām aprāpya evanever having attained (aprāpya) Me (mām).
कौन्तेयkaunteyaO son of Kuntī!
ततःtataḥfrom there, thereafter.
यान्तिyāntithey go, they descend.
अधमाम् गतिम्adhamām gatimto the lowest (adhamām) destination (gatim).
Translation
“Born life after life in demonic forms, these fools, O son of Kuntī, never attain Me. Instead, they sink to an even lower level of existence.”
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