Bhagavad Gita · 16.21
॥
Devanāgarī
त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः ।
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśanam ātmanaḥ |
kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
त्रिविधम्tri-vidhamthreefold.
नरकस्य इदम्narakasya idamthis (idam) of hell (narakasya).
द्वारम्dvāramgate.
नाशनम् आत्मनःnāśanam ātmanaḥdestructive (nāśanam) to the soul (ātmanaḥ).
कामःkāmaḥlust.
क्रोधः तथाkrodhaḥ tathāand also anger.
लोभःlobhaḥand greed.
तस्मात्tasmāttherefore.
एतत् त्रयम्etat trayamthese three.
त्यजेत्tyajetone should renounce, one should abandon.
Translation
“There are three gates leading to this hell, and they are destructive to the soul: lust, anger, and greed. Therefore every intelligent person should renounce these three.”
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