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Bhagavad Gita 16.18

Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (Divine and Demonic Qualities) · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः ।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः ॥

ahaṅkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca saṃśritāḥ |māmātmaparadeheṣu pradviṣanto'bhyasūyakāḥ ||

Meaning of Gita 16.18 in English

Relying on ego, force, arrogance, desire and anger, they become envious and resent the Divine that lives in their own bodies and in others.

गीता 16.18 का हिंदी अर्थ

अहंकार, बल, घमंड, कामना और क्रोध का सहारा लेकर वे दूसरों से ईर्ष्या करते हैं और अपने तथा दूसरों के शरीर में बसे भगवान से द्वेष करते हैं।

jealousyegoangerhatred

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The Sanskrit is public domain; the transliteration was generated for Saarthi. Meanings are original plain-language paraphrases, not a scholarly translation.