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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 9

Divine and Demoniac Natures

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः

etāṁ dṛiṣhṭim avaṣhṭabhya naṣhṭātmāno ’lpa-buddhayaḥ prabhavanty ugra-karmāṇaḥ kṣhayāya jagato ’hitāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.9 mean?

Thinking thus, these degraded souls, these enemies of mankind—whose intelligence is negligible and whose deeds are monstrous—come into the world only to destroy.

Word-by-word meaning

etām—such · dṛiṣhṭim—views · avaṣhṭabhya—holding · naṣhṭa—misdirected · ātmānaḥ—souls · alpa-buddhayaḥ—of small intellect · prabhavanti—arise · ugra—cruel · karmāṇaḥ—actions · kṣhayāya—destruction · jagataḥ—of the world · ahitāḥ—enemies

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