Bhagavad Gita 3.16
Chapter 3: Karma Yoga (The Yoga of Action) · कर्मयोग
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः ।अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति ॥
evaṃ pravartitaṃ cakraṃ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ |aghāyurindriyārāmo moghaṃ pārtha sa jīvati ||
Meaning of Gita 3.16 in English
One who does not play their part in this turning cycle, living only for sense pleasure, lives a wasted and sinful life.
गीता 3.16 का हिंदी अर्थ
जो इस चलते हुए चक्र में अपना योगदान नहीं देता और केवल इंद्रिय-सुख में डूबा रहता है, उसका जीवन पापमय और व्यर्थ है।
purposeselfishnesswasted life
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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.