Verse 1
śhrī-bhagavān uvācha
the Supreme Divine Personality said
abhayam sattva-sanśhuddhiḥ jñāna yoga vyavasthitiḥ
fearlessness purity of mind knowledge spiritual steadfastness
dānam damaḥ cha yajñaḥ cha svādhyāyaḥ tapaḥ ārjavam
charity control of the senses and performance of sacrifice and study of sacred books austerity straightforwardness
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Verse 2
ahinsā satyam akrodhaḥ tyāgaḥ śhāntiḥ apaiśhunam
non-violence truthfulness absence of anger renunciation peacefulness restraint from fault-finding
dayā bhūteṣhu aloluptvam mārdavam hrīḥ achāpalam
compassion toward all living beings absence of covetousness gentleness modesty lack of fickleness
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Verse 3
tejaḥ kṣhamā dhṛitiḥ śhaucham adrohaḥ na ati-mānitā
vigor forgiveness fortitude cleanliness bearing enmity toward none not absence of vanity
bhavanti sampadam daivīm abhijātasya bhārata
are qualities godly of those endowed with scion of Bharat
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Verse 4
dambhaḥ darpaḥ abhimānaḥ cha krodhaḥ pāruṣhyam eva cha
hypocrisy arrogance conceit and anger harshness certainly and
ajñānam cha abhijātasya pārtha sampadam āsurīm
ignorance and of those who possess Arjun, the son of Pritha qualities demoniac
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Verse 5
daivī sampat vimokṣhāya nibandhāya āsurī matā
divine qualities toward liberation to bondage demoniac qualities are considered
mā śhuchaḥ sampadam daivīm abhijātaḥ asi pāṇḍava
do not grieve virtues saintly born you are Arjun, the son of Pandu
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Verse 6
dvau bhūta-sargau loke asmin daivaḥ āsuraḥ eva cha
two of created living beings in the world this divine demoniac certainly and
daivaḥ vistaraśhaḥ proktaḥ āsuram pārtha me śhṛiṇu
the divine at great length said the demoniac Arjun, the son of Pritha from me hear
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Verse 7
pravṛittim cha nivṛittim cha janāḥ na viduḥ āsurāḥ
proper actions and improper actions and persons not comprehend those possessing demoniac nature
na śhaucham na api cha āchāraḥ na satyam teṣhu vidyate
neither purity nor even and conduct nor truthfulness in them exist
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Verse 8
asatyam apratiṣhṭham te jagat āhuḥ anīśhvaram
without absolute truth without any basis they the world say without a God
aparaspara sambhūtam kim anyat kāma-haitukam
without cause created what other for sexual gratification only
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Verse 9
etām dṛiṣhṭim avaṣhṭabhya naṣhṭa ātmānaḥ alpa-buddhayaḥ
such views holding misdirected souls of small intellect
prabhavanti ugra karmāṇaḥ kṣhayāya jagataḥ ahitāḥ
arise cruel actions destruction of the world enemies
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Verse 10
kāmam āśhritya duṣhpūram dambha māna mada-anvitāḥ
lust harboring insatiable hypocrisy arrogance clinging to false tenets
mohāt gṛihītvā asat grāhān pravartante aśhuchi-vratāḥ
the illusioned being attracted to impermanent things they flourish with impure resolve
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Verse 11
chintām aparimeyām cha pralaya-antām upāśhritāḥ
anxieties endless and until death taking refuge
kāma-upabhoga paramāḥ etāvat iti niśhchitāḥ
gratification of desires the purpose of life still thus with complete assurance
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Verse 12
āśhā-pāśha śhataiḥ baddhāḥ kāma krodha parāyaṇāḥ
bondage of desires by hundreds bound lust anger dedicated to
īhante kāma bhoga artham anyāyena artha sañchayān
strive lust gratification of the senses for by unjust means wealth to accumulate
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Verse 13
idam adya mayā labdham imam prāpsye manaḥ-ratham
this today by me gained this I shall acquire desire
idam asti idam api me bhaviṣhyati punaḥ dhanam
this is this also mine in future again wealth
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Verse 14
asau mayā hataḥ śhatruḥ haniṣhye cha aparān api
that by me has been destroyed enemy I shall destroy and others also
īśhvaraḥ aham aham bhogī siddhaḥ aham bala-vān sukhī
God I I the enjoyer powerful I powerful happy
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Verse 15
āḍhyaḥ abhijana-vān asmi kaḥ anyaḥ asti sadṛiśhaḥ mayā
wealthy having highly placed relatives me who else is like to me
yakṣhye dāsyāmi modiṣhye iti ajñāna vimohitāḥ
I shall perform sacrifices I shall give alms I shall rejoice thus ignorance deluded
aneka chitta vibhrāntāḥ moha jāla samāvṛitāḥ
many imaginings led astray delusion mesh enveloped
prasaktāḥ kāma-bhogeṣhu patanti narake aśhuchau
addicted gratification of sensuous pleasures descend to hell murky
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Verse 16
aneka citta-vibhrāntāḥ moha jāla samāvṛtāḥ prasaktāḥ kāma bhogeṣu patanti narake aśucau
numerous perplexed by anxieties of illusions by a network surrounded attached lust sense gratification glides down into hell unclean.
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Verse 17
ātma-sambhāvitāḥ stabdhāḥ dhana māna mada anvitāḥ
self-conceited stubborn wealth pride arrogance full of
yajante nāma yajñaiḥ te dambhena avidhi-pūrvakam
perform sacrifice in name only sacrifices they ostentatiously with no regards to the rules of the scriptures
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Verse 18
ahankāram balam darpam kāmam krodham cha sanśhritāḥ
egotism strength arrogance desire anger and covered by
mām ātma-para-deheṣhu pradviṣhantaḥ abhyasūyakāḥ
me within one’s own and bodies of others abuse the demoniac
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Verse 19
tān aham dviṣhataḥ krūrān sansāreṣhu nara-adhamān
these I hateful cruel in the material world the vile and vicious of humankind
kṣhipāmi ajasram aśhubhān āsurīṣhu eva yoniṣhu
I hurl again and again inauspicious demoniac indeed in to the wombs
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Verse 20
āsurīm yonim āpannāḥ mūḍhāḥ janmani janmani
demoniac wombs gaining the ignorant in birth after birth
mām aprāpya eva kaunteya tataḥ yānti adhamām gatim
me failing to reach even Arjun, the son of Kunti thereafter go abominable destination
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Verse 21
tri-vidham narakasya idam dvāram nāśhanam ātmanaḥ
three types of to the hell this gates destruction self
kāmaḥ krodhaḥ tathā lobhaḥ tasmāt etat trayam tyajet
lust anger and greed therefore these three should abandon
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Verse 22
etaiḥ vimuktaḥ kaunteya tamaḥ-dvāraiḥ tribhiḥ naraḥ
from this freed Arjun, the son of Kunti gates to darkness three a person
ācharati ātmanaḥ śhreyaḥ tataḥ yāti parām gatim
endeavor soul welfare thereby attain supreme goal
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Verse 23
yaḥ śhāstra-vidhim utsṛijya vartate kāma-kārataḥ
who scriptural injunctions discarding act under the impulse of desire
na saḥ siddhim avāpnoti na sukham na parām gatim
neither they perfection attain nor happiness nor the supreme goal
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Verse 24
tasmāt śhāstram pramāṇam te kārya akārya vyavasthitau
therefore scriptures authority your duty forbidden action in determining
jñātvā śhāstra vidhāna uktam karma kartum iha arhasi
having understood scriptures injunctions as revealed actions perform in this world you should
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