Gita Verse 16.6

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 16, Verse 6

Sanskrit Verse

द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च। दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु।।16.6।।

Transliteration

dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva cha

daivo vistaraśhaḥ prokta āsuraṁ pārtha me śhṛiṇu

Word meanings

dvau—two; bhūta-sargau—of created living beings; loke—in the world; asmin—this; daivaḥ—divine; āsuraḥ—demoniac; eva—certainly; cha—and; daivaḥ—the divine; vistaraśhaḥ—at great length; proktaḥ—said; āsuram—the demoniac; pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha; me—from me; śhṛiṇu—hear

Swami Sivananda's translation

There are two types of beings in this world: the divine and the demoniacal. The divine has been described at length; hear from Me, O Arjuna, about the demoniacal.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 16