Chapter 16 Verse 7 of 24

• pravṛttiḿ ca nivṛttiḿ ca
• janā na vidur āsurāḥ
• na śaucaḿ nāpi cācāro
• na satyaḿ teṣu vidyate

Translation

Those who are demoniac do not know what is to be done and what is not to be done. Neither cleanliness nor proper behavior nor truth is found in them.

Synonyms

• pravṛttim

  acting properly

• ca

  also

• nivṛttim

  not acting improperly

• ca

  and

• janāḥ

  persons

• na

  never

• viduḥ

  know

• āsurāḥ

  of demoniac quality

• na

  never

• śaucam

  cleanliness

• na

  nor

• api

  also

• ca

  and

• ācāraḥ

  behavior

• na

  never

• satyam

  truth

• teṣu

  in them

• vidyate

  there is.

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