Chapter 3 Verse 16 of 43

• evaḿ pravartitaḿ cakraḿ
• nānuvartayatīha yaḥ
• aghāyur indriyārāmo
• moghaḿ pārtha sa jīvati

Translation

My dear Arjuna, one who does not follow in human life the cycle of sacrifice thus established by the Vedas certainly leads a life full of sin. Living only for the satisfaction of the senses, such a person lives in vain.

Synonyms

• evam

  thus

• pravartitam

  established by the Vedas

• cakram

  cycle

• na

  does not

• anuvartayati

  adopt

• iha

  in this life

• yaḥ

  one who

• āyuḥ

  whose life is full of sins

• ārāmaḥ

  satisfied in sense gratification

• mogham

  uselessly

• pārtha

  O son of Prtha (Arjuna)

• saḥ

  he

• jīvati

  lives.

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