Bhagavad Gītā Chapter 16, Verse 9: Krishna to ArjunaDaivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga

Bhagavad Gītā 16.9Chapter 16 · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga · KrishnaArjuna · anuṣṭubh
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानो ऽल्पबुद्धयः
प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतो ऽहिताः
etāṃetad(66 verses)accusative feminine singular nounthis (proximal demonstrative) dṛṣṭimdṛṣṭiaccusative feminine singular nounsight, vision (from √dṛś)attested in commentariesadvaitaअवष्टभ्य आश्रित्य नष्टात्मानः नष्टस्वभावाः विभ्रष्टपरलोकसाधनाः अल्पबुद्धयः विषयविषया अल्पैव बुद्धिः येषां ते अल्पबुद्धयviśiṣṭādvaitaअवष्टभ्य अवलम्ब्य, नष्टात्मानः, अदृष्टदेहातिरिक्तात्मानः, अल्पबुद्धयः -- घटादिवद् ज्ञेयभूते देहे ज्ञातृत्वेन देहव्यतिरि avaṣṭabhyaavaṣṭambh(2 verses)convto support, lean upon (ava- + √stambh)attested in commentariesadvaitaआश्रित्य नष्टात्मानः नष्टस्वभावाः विभ्रष्टपरलोकसाधनाः अल्पबुद्धयः विषयविषया अल्पैव बुद्धिः येषां ते अल्पबुद्धयः प्रभवन्viśiṣṭādvaitaअवलम्ब्य, नष्टात्मानः, अदृष्टदेहातिरिक्तात्मानः, अल्पबुद्धयः -- घटादिवद् ज्ञेयभूते देहे ज्ञातृत्वेन देहव्यतिरिक्त आत्मा naṣṭ√naś(7 verses)compound participle (compound member)to perish, be lost (verbal root)ātmāātman(114 verses)nominative masculine plural nounthe Self, soul; one's own selfno 'lpa-buddhayaḥbuddhi(48 verses)nominative masculine plural nounintellect, intelligence, discriminating faculty
prabpra-√bhū(3 verses)present indicative 3rd person plural verb(pra- + bhū: to be)havanty ugraugra(5 verses)compound (compound member)fierce, terrible-karmāṇaḥkarman(144 verses)nominative masculine plural nounaction, deed, the law of action kṣayāyakṣaya(7 verses)dative masculine singular noundecay, destruction (from √kṣi)attested in commentariesadvaitaजगतः प्रभवन्ति इति संबन्धःviśiṣṭādvaitaप्रभवन्तिśuddhādvaitaप्रभवन्त्युद्भवन्तिbhaktiप्रभवन्तिadvaita-bhaktiव्याघ्रसर्पादिरूपेण प्रभवन्त्युत्पद्यन्ते jagajagant(18 verses)genitive neuter singular nounthe world, the moving (universe)to 'hitāḥ
spokensingle-voice recital; rendered via IndicF5 conditioned on a Sanskrit reference clip
meaning

Gripping this view, the self-ruined and small-minded arise in the world bent on its destruction, violent in deed and hostile to all.