Gita Verse 16.11

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 16, Verse 11

Sanskrit Verse

चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः।कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्िचताः।।16.11।।

Transliteration

chintām aparimeyāṁ cha pralayāntām upāśhritāḥ

kāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niśhchitāḥ

Word meanings

chintām—anxieties; aparimeyām—endless; cha—and; pralaya-antām—until death; upāśhritāḥ—taking refuge; kāma-upabhoga—gratification of desires; paramāḥ—the purpose of life; etāvat—still; iti—thus; niśhchitāḥ—with complete assurance

Swami Sivananda's translation

Giving themselves over to immeasurable cares that end only with death, regarding the gratification of lust as their highest aim, and feeling sure that that is all.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 16