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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 6

Divine and Demoniac Natures

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

dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva cha daivo vistaraśhaḥ prokta āsuraṁ pārtha me śhṛiṇu

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.6 mean?

In this world there are two types of created beings — the divine and the demoniac. The divine has been described at length; now hear from Me about the demoniac, O Partha.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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