Sanskrit · Devanagari
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः। न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
pravṛttiṃ ca nivṛttiṃ ca janā na vidurāsurāḥ na śaucaṃ nāpi cācāro na satyaṃ teṣu vidyate
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Demoniac persons know not action or inaction, neither purity nor yet (correct) conduct nor veracity are in them.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।16.7।। --,प्रवृत्तिं च प्रवर्तनं यस्मिन् पुरुषार्थसाधने कर्तव्ये प्रवृत्तिः ताम्? निवृत्तिं च एतद्विपरीतां यस्मात् अनर्थहेतोः निवर्तितव्यं सा निवृत्तिः तां च? जनाः आसुराः न विदुः न जानन्ति। न केवलं प्रवृत्तिनिवृत्ती एव ते न विदुः? न शौचं नापि च आचारः न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते अशौचाः अनाचाराः मायाविनः अनृतवादिनो हि आसुराः।।किं च --,
88feaa9678ef…Rāmānuja
16.7 The demoniac men do not know the 'path of action and renunciation,' viz., the Vedic Dharma that leads to prosperity and final release. 'Cleanliness' is the competence for performing Vedic rites as established in the Sastras. That 'cleanliness,' be it external or internal, is alien to the demoniac. Nor 'right conduct,' viz., that right conduct such as twilight prayers (Sandhya-vandana) etc., by means of which this internal and external cleanliness arises - even that right conduct is alien to them. For it is declared in: 'He who does not perform twilight prayers, is always unholy and is unfit for any rites' (Daksha Sm., 2.23). Likewise, 'truth' is not found among them, viz., that truthful speech, which is conducive to the welfare of beings and which is in accordance with one's actual knowledge, does not characterise them. Moreover:
2d3bb6ef8ade…Swami Sivananda
16.7 प्रवृत्तिम् action? च and? निवृत्तिम् inaction? च and? जनाः men? न not? विदुः know? आसुराः the demoniac? न not? शौचम् purity? न not? अपि also? च and? आचारः (right) conduct? न not? सत्यम् truth? तेषु in them? विद्यते is.Commentary The demoniacal do not understand the nature of action and inaction (right abstinence). The idea of a Self apart from the body? doing nothing (actionless) but imply watching the play of the Gunas is something incomprehensible to them. They have no consideration for the interest of others. They work for the sake of their bodies or sensual enjoyment. They are greedy? selfish and cruel. Therefore? they have neither good conduct nor good behaviour. They are untruthful? unjust and impure. They do not know what actions they should do in order to attain the goal of life or end of human existence? nor from what actions they should refrain to ward off,evil.Those who are endowed with demoniacal alities are sunk in the mire of ignorance. They are totally ignorant of what is prescribed or what is prohibited action. They have not the least idea of what purity or cleanliness is. Their actions are crooked. They know neither right Pravritti nor right Nivritti. They have no idea of virtue or vice or of scriptural injunctions or prohibitions. They will never speak loving words. They are hypocrites and liars.
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