Sanskrit · Devanagari
एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः। प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
etāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno.alpabuddhayaḥ prabhavantyugrakarmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato.ahitāḥ
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882Holding this view, (these) enemies of the world, of ruined selfs, of little knowledge, and of ferocious actions, are born for the destruction (of the world).
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।16.9।। --,एतां दृष्टिम् अवष्टभ्य आश्रित्य नष्टात्मानः नष्टस्वभावाः विभ्रष्टपरलोकसाधनाः अल्पबुद्धयः विषयविषया अल्पैव बुद्धिः येषां ते अल्पबुद्धयः प्रभवन्ति उद्भवन्ति उग्रकर्माणः क्रूरकर्माणः हिंसात्मकाः। क्षयाय जगतः प्रभवन्ति इति संबन्धः।।जगतः अहिताः? शत्रवः इत्यर्थः।।ते च --,
8a94aa29d985…Rāmānuja
16.9 Holding this view, viz., supporting this view, these men of lost souls do not realise that the self is different from the body. They are of 'fele understanding,' they lack the discernment that the self is to be known as different from the body, because of Its being the knower in the body which is an object of knowledge such as jars etc. These are of 'cruel deeds' viz., they do much harm to everybody; they are born to bring ruin to the world.
68b4364a46c0…Swami Sivananda
16.9 एताम् this? दृष्टिम् view? अवष्टभ्य holding? नष्टात्मानः ruined souls? अल्पबुद्धयः of small intellect? प्रभवन्ति come forth? उग्रकर्माणः of fierce deeds? क्षयाय for the destruction? जगतः of the world? अहिताः enemies.Commentary They rob others. They acire wealth by destroying others. They boast of their evil actions.Nashtatmanah Ruined souls They have lost all chances of attaining Selfrealisation or going to the higher world.Alpabuddhayah They have a small intellect as they identify themselves with their little bodies full of impurities? as they have no conception of the Supreme Beign? and as their intellects are concerned with the little sensual pleasures only (eating? drinking? etc.).Ugrakarmanah Of fierce deeds They always injure others. They murder for aciring wealth. They do any heinous crime to get money and women. They bring great confusion and destroy the peace and harmony of the world.Enemies of the world World here means people who live in the world.
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