Geetanjali

Bhagavad Geeta 16.18

Sanskrit

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।

ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ cha sanśhritāḥ mām ātma-para-deheṣhu pradviṣhanto ’bhyasūyakāḥ

Meaning

Ego and anger blind leaders to shared humanity, breeding toxic envy. Success requires humility, emotional control, and recognizing worth in all people.

Translation

Resorting to egotism, power, arrogance, passion, and anger, hating Me in their own and others' bodies, they become envious by nature.

Related Topics

This verse relates to the following principles from the Bhagavad Geeta: