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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 11, Verse 29

The Universal Form

यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गा विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः। तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोका स्तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः

yathā pradīptaṁ jvalanaṁ pataṅgā viśhanti nāśhāya samṛiddha-vegāḥ tathaiva nāśhāya viśhanti lokās tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛiddha-vegāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 11.29 mean?

As moths impetuously fly towards the flame, only to be killed, so these men rush into Your mouths to court their own destruction.

Word-by-word meaning

yathā—as · pradīptam—blazing · jvalanam—fire · pataṅgāḥ—moths · viśhanti—enter · nāśhāya—to be perished · samṛiddha vegāḥ—with great speed · tathā eva—similarly · nāśhāya—to be perished · viśhanti—enter · lokāḥ—these people · tava—your · api—also · vaktrāṇi—mouths · samṛiddha-vegāḥ—with great speed

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