Chapter 16 · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of Division between Divine and Demoniac QualitiesKrishna
Verse 7
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 16, श्लोक 7
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः।
न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते॥
Transliteration
Pravrittim cha nivrittim cha jana na vidur-asurah
Na shaucham na-api cha-acharo na satyam teshu vidyate
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
प्रवृत्तिम्pravrittimproper action
निवृत्तिम्nivrittimabstinence from wrong
जनाःjanahpeople
न विदुःna viduhdo not know
आसुराःasurahof demoniac nature
न शौचम्na shauchamneither purity
न आचारःna acharahnor good conduct
न सत्यम्na satyamnor truth
तेषुteshuin them
विद्यतेvidyateexists
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
आसुरी स्वभाव के लोग न प्रवृत्ति (क्या करना चाहिए) जानते हैं, न निवृत्ति (क्या नहीं करना चाहिए)। उनमें न शुद्धता है, न सदाचार, न सत्य है।
English Translation
Those of demoniac nature do not know what to do and what to refrain from. Neither purity, nor good conduct, nor truth is found in them.
Commentary (टीका)
The fundamental deficiency of demoniac nature is the inability to distinguish right from wrong. Without this moral compass, purity, conduct, and truthfulness are all absent. This verse highlights that ignorance of dharma is the root cause of all demoniac behavior.