Gita Verse 16.7

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 16, Verse 7

Sanskrit Verse

प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः।न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते।।16.7।।

Transliteration

pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha janā na vidur āsurāḥ

na śhauchaṁ nāpi chāchāro na satyaṁ teṣhu vidyate

Word meanings

pravṛittim—proper actions; cha—and; nivṛittim—improper actions; cha—and; janāḥ—persons; na—not; viduḥ—comprehend; āsurāḥ—those possessing demoniac nature; na—neither; śhaucham—purity; na—nor; api—even; cha—and; āchāraḥ—conduct; na—nor; satyam—truthfulness; teṣhu—in them; vidyate—exist

Swami Sivananda's translation

The demoniacal do not know what to do and what to refrain from; they have neither purity, nor right conduct, nor truth.

Chapter link: Gita Chapter 16