Bhagavad Gita 16.7 meaningTwo kinds of character
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Harmful people don’t know right from wrong.”
What it means
“People of destructive nature don't know when to act and when to hold back. There is no purity, good conduct or truth in them.”
The original Sanskrit
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
Translations
Literal translation
Neither do the demoniacal persons under-stand what is to be done and what is not to be done; nor does purity, or even good conduct or truthfulness exist in them.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
आसुरी स्वभाव के लोग न प्रवृत्ति को; जानते हैं और न निवृत्ति को उनमें न शुद्धि होती है, न सदाचार और न सत्य ही होता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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