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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 16

Liberation Through Surrender

तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु यः।पश्यत्यकृतबुद्धित्वान्न स पश्यति दुर्मतिः

tatraivaṁ sati kartāram ātmānaṁ kevalaṁ tu yaḥ paśhyaty akṛita-buddhitvān na sa paśhyati durmatiḥ

What does Bhagavad Gita 18.16 mean?

But the fool, who, due to his immature judgment, supposes that it is his own Self alone that acts, perverts the truth and does not see rightly.

Word-by-word meaning

tatra—there · evam sati—in spite of this · kartāram—the doer · ātmānam—the soul · kevalam—only · tu—but · yaḥ—who · paśhyati—see · akṛita-buddhitvāt—with impure intellect · na—not · saḥ—they · paśhyati—see · durmatiḥ—foolish

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