Bhagavad Gita 16.9 meaningTwo kinds of character
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Thinking this way, they become unkind and hurt the world.”
What it means
“Holding that view, these lost souls, small-minded and cruel, become enemies of the world and work towards its destruction.”
The original Sanskrit
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः । प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः ॥
etāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno.alpabuddhayaḥ prabhavantyugrakarmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato.ahitāḥ
Translations
Literal translation
Holding on to this view, (these people) who are of depraved character, of poor intellect, given to fearful actions and harmful, wax strong for the ruin of the world.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
इस दृष्टि का अवलम्बन करके नष्टस्वभाव के अल्प बुद्धि वाले, घोर कर्म करने वाले लोग जगत् के शत्रु (अहित चाहने वाले) के रूप में उसका नाश करने के लिए उत्पन्न होते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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