🪷 Bhagavad-Gītā · 16.15

Chapter 16 · दैवासुरसम्पद्विभागयोग · Daivāsura-Sampad-Vibhāga-Yoga · "The Yoga of Divine & Demonic Endowment" · Verse 15 of 24

आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया।यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः।।16.15।।
— Bhagavad-Gītā 16.15 · Devanāgarī root text

🪷 English Translations

5 received English translations are available for this śloka. Each voice is labelled; no single rendering is presented as the Sanskrit itself.

Shri Purohit Swami · Poetic English · 1935 edition attribution in the received data
16.15 I am rich, I am well-bred; who is there to compare with me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will pay - and I will enjoy. Thus blinded by Ignorance,
Swami Sivananda · Direct prose · Divine Life Society
16.15 "I am rich and born in a noble family. Who else is equal to me? I shall perform sacrifices. I shall give (charity). I shall rejoice," thus deluded by ignorance.
Swami Gambīrānanda · Word-key glosses · Advaita Ashrama · Śaṅkara-school
16.15 Adhyah, I am rich in wealth; abhi-janavan, high-born in respect of my lineage; my seven generations are endowed with Vedic learnig etc. From that point of view also there is none eal to me. Kah anyah, who else; asti, is there; sadrsah, similar; maya, to me? Besides, yaksye, I shall perform sacrifices; in respect of sacrifices also I shall defeat others. Dasyami, I shall give-to actors and others; modisye, I shall rejoice, and I shall derive intense joy. Iti, thus; are they ajnana-vimohitah, diversely deluded by non-discrimination, subject to various indiscrimination.
Swami Ādidevānanda · Śrī-Vaiṣṇava perspective · Rāmānuja school
16.15 'I am rich by myself. Who else is there in this world like me gaining all glory with his own ability? I myself shall sacrifice, I shall give alms and I shall rejoice' - thus they think deluded by ignorance, viz., deluded by ignorance that they are themselves capable of offering sacrifices, gifts etc., unaided by the grace of God.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan · Academic precision · modern scholarly
16.15. 'I am rich; I am of of noble birth; who else is eal ot me ? I shall perform sacrifices; I shall give gifts; and I shall rejoice' - deluded by these wrong ideas;

🪷 Hindi Translation · हिन्दी अनुवाद

Received Hindi rendering attributed in the source data to Swami Rāmsukhdās ji.

🪷 Swami Rāmsukhdās · Hindi rendering · source-data attribution
।।16.15।।हम धनवान् हैं, बहुत-से मनुष्य हमारे पास हैं, हमारे समान और कौन है? हम खूब यज्ञ करेंगे, दान देंगे और मौज करेंगे -- इस तरह वे अज्ञानसे मोहित रहते हैं।

🪷 English Commentaries · The Ācārya Voices

5 received English commentary layers are available for this śloka. Open only the voice you wish to study.

Swami Sivananda · Verse-by-verse word-keys with Sanskrit anchors
16.15 आढ्यः rich? अभिजनवान् wellborn? अस्मि (I) am? कः who? अन्यः else? अस्ति is? सदृशः eal? मया to me? यक्ष्ये (I) will sacrifice? दास्यामि (I) will give? मोदिष्ये (I) will rejoice? इति thus? अज्ञानविमोहिताः deluded by ignorance.Commentary Kubera (the god of wealth) may be wealthy? but he cannot be compared with me. Even Vishnu Himself does not possess the wealth that I possess. In comparison with my illustrious family and the extent of my relations even Brahma is indeed of inferior descent. They are as nothing when compared with me. Who then is there in the whole world eal to meWellborn Born in a family learned in the scriptures for seven generations. None is eal to me in this respect. I will do may sacrificial rites to get name and fame. None is eal to me in this respect also. I will give money and presents to those who entertain me with dance? music and songs in praise of me. None is eal to me in charity (giving) also. I will indulge in eating? drinking and women.
Swami Gambīrānanda · Advaita-school commentary (Śaṅkara tradition)
16.15 Adhyah, I am rich in wealth; abhi-janavan, high-born in respect of my lineage; my seven generations are endowed with Vedic learnig etc. From that point of view also there is none eal to me. Kah anyah, who else; asti, is there; sadrsah, similar; maya, to me? Besides, yaksye, I shall perform sacrifices; in respect of sacrifices also I shall defeat others. Dasyami, I shall give-to actors and others; modisye, I shall rejoice, and I shall derive intense joy. Iti, thus; are they ajnana-vimohitah, diversely deluded by non-discrimination, subject to various indiscrimination.
Swami Ādidevānanda · Rāmānuja Śrī-Vaiṣṇava commentary
16.15 'I am rich by myself. Who else is there in this world like me gaining all glory with his own ability? I myself shall sacrifice, I shall give alms and I shall rejoice' - thus they think deluded by ignorance, viz., deluded by ignorance that they are themselves capable of offering sacrifices, gifts etc., unaided by the grace of God.
Dr. S. Sankaranarayan · Modern academic scholarship
16.15 See Coment under 16.16
Swami Chinmayānanda · Chinmaya Mission · modern Vedantic teaching
।।16.15।। अज्ञान और उससे उत्पन्न विपरीत ज्ञान से मोहित तथा गर्व और मद से उन्मत्त आसुरी पुरुष जगत् की ओर इसी भ्रामक दृष्टि से देखता है। ऐसी स्थिति में स्वयं का तथा जगत् के साथ अपने संबंध का त्रुटिपूर्ण मूल्यांकन करना स्वाभाविक ही है। उसे अपने धन? वैभव और कुल का इतना अभिमान होता है कि वह अपने समक्ष सभी को तुच्छ समझता है। स्वयं ही समाज से बहिष्कृत होकर वह मिथ्या अभिमान के महल में रहता है और असंख्य प्रकार की मानसिक यातनाओं का कष्ट भी भोगता रहता है। उसकी महत्त्वाकांक्षा यह होती है कि यज्ञादि के द्वारा वह देवताओं पर भी शासन करे और दान के द्वारा सम्पूर्ण जगत् का क्रय कर ले। इस प्रकार? सम्मानित और पूजित होकर मैं मौज करूँगा। वे अज्ञान के गर्त में पड़े हुए आसुरी पुरुष के कुछ अत्यन्त विक्षिप्ततापूर्ण कथन हैं।उपर्युक्त तीन श्लोकों का सारांश बताते हुए कहते हैं

🪷 Hindi Vyākhyā · हिन्दी व्याख्या

Received Hindi vyākhyā attributed in the source data to Swami Rāmsukhdās ji.

🪷 Swami Rāmsukhdās · Hindi vyākhyā · source-data attribution
।।16.15।। व्याख्या -- आसुर स्वभाववाले व्यक्ति अभिमानके परायण होकर इस प्रकारके मनोरथ करते हैं, -- आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि -- कितना धन हमारे पास है कितना सोनाचाँदी? मकान? खेत? जमीन हमारे पास है कितने अच्छे आदमी? ऊँचे पदाधिकारी हमारे पक्षमें हैं हम धन और जनके बलपर? रिश्वत और सिफारिशके बलपर जो चाहें? वही कर सकते हैं।कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया -- आप इतने घूमेफिरे हो? आपको कई आदमी मिले होंगे पर आप बताओ? हमारे समान आपने कोई देखा है क्या यक्ष्ये दास्यामि -- हम ऐसा यज्ञ करेंगे? ऐसा दान करेंगे कि सबपर टाँग फेर देंगे थोड़ासा यज्ञ करनेसे? थोड़ासा दान देनेसे? थोड़ेसे ब्राह्मणोंको भोजन कराने आदिसे क्या होता है हम तो ऐसे यज्ञ? दान आदि करेंगे? जैसे आजतक किसीने न किये हों। क्योंकि मामूली यज्ञ? दान करनेसे लोगोंको क्या पता लगेगा कि इन्होंने यज्ञ किया? दान दिया। बड़े यज्ञ? दानसे हमारा नाम अखबारोंमें निकलेगा। किसी धर्मशालामें मकान बनवायेंगे? तो उसमें हमारा नाम खुदवाया जायेगा? जिससे हमारी यादगारी रहेगी। मोदिष्ये -- हम कितने बड़े आदमी हैं हमें सब तरहसे सब सामग्री सुलभ है अतः हम आनन्दसे मौज करेंगे।इस प्रकार अभिमानको लेकर मनोरथ करनेवाले आसुर लोग केवल करेंगे? करेंगे -- ऐसा मनोरथ ही करते रहते हैं? वास्तवमें करतेकराते कुछ नहीं। वे करेंगे भी? तो वह भी नाममात्रके लिये करेंगे (जिसा उल्लेख आगे सत्रहवें श्लोकमें आया है)। कारण कि इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः -- इस प्रकार तेरहवें? चौदहवें और पन्द्रहवें श्लोकमें वर्णित मनोरथ करनेवाले आसुर लोग अज्ञानसे मोहित रहते हैं अर्थात् मूढ़ताके कारण ही उनकी ऐसे मनोरथवाली वृत्ति होती है। सम्बन्ध -- परमात्मासे विमुख हुए आसुरी सम्पदावालोंको जीतेजी अशान्ति? जलन? संताप आदि तो होते ही हैं? पर मरनेपर उनकी क्या गति होती है -- इसको आगेके श्लोकमें बताते हैं।

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