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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 15

Divine and Demoniac Natures

आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः

āḍhyaḥ abhijanavān asmi kaḥ anyaḥ asti sadṛiśhaḥ mayā yakṣhye dāsyāmi modiṣhye iti ajñāna-vimohitāḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.15 mean?

I am wealthy, I am of noble birth — who else is equal to me? I shall perform sacrifices, I shall give charity, I shall rejoice" — thus they are deluded by ignorance.

Word-by-word meaning

āḍhyaḥ—wealthy · abhijanavān—of noble birth · asmi—I am · kaḥ—who · anyaḥ—other · asti—is there · sadṛiśhaḥ—equal · mayā—to me · yakṣhye—I shall perform sacrifices · dāsyāmi—I shall give (charity) · modiṣhye—I shall rejoice · iti—thus · ajñāna-vimohitāḥ—deluded by ignorance

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