Bhagavad Gita 16.18 meaningTwo kinds of character
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Full of ego, anger and pride, they don’t see God in themselves or in others.”
What it means
“Clinging to ego, power, arrogance, lust and anger, these resentful people despise me, who live in their bodies and in everyone else's.”
The original Sanskrit
अहंकारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः । मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः ॥
ahaṃkāraṃ balaṃ darpaṃ kāmaṃ krodhaṃ ca saṃśritāḥ māmātmaparadeheṣu pradviṣanto.abhyasūyakāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Resorting to egotism, power, arrogance, passion and anger, hating Me in their own and others' bodies, (they become) envious by nature.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
अहंकार, बल, दर्प, काम और क्रोध के वशीभूत हुए परनिन्दा करने वाले ये लोग अपने और दूसरों के शरीर में स्थित मुझ (परमात्मा) से द्वेष करने वाले होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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