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Bhagavad Gita 16.7

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

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः ।न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥

pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca janā na vidurāsurāḥ |na śaucaṃ nāpi cācāro na satyaṃ teṣu vidyate ||

Meaning of Gita 16.7 in English

A mind ruled by the harmful nature does not understand what should be done and what should be avoided. In it there is no cleanliness, no good conduct and no truthfulness.

गीता 16.7 का हिंदी अर्थ

आसुरी स्वभाव वाला मन यह नहीं समझता कि क्या करना चाहिए और क्या नहीं। उसमें न पवित्रता होती है, न अच्छा आचरण और न सच्चाई।

right and wrongmoral confusiontruthfulness

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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.