एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः |
प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः ||१६-९||
etāṃ dṛṣṭimavaṣṭabhya naṣṭātmāno.alpabuddhayaḥ . prabhavantyugrakarmāṇaḥ kṣayāya jagato.ahitāḥ ||16-9||
।।16.9।। इस दृष्टि का अवलम्बन करके नष्टस्वभाव के अल्प बुद्धि वाले, घोर कर्म करने वाले लोग जगत् के शत्रु (अहित चाहने वाले) के रूप में उसका नाश करने के लिए उत्पन्न होते हैं।।
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 themselv
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।16.9।।इस दृष्टिका अवलम्बन -- आश्रय लेकर जिनका स्वभाव नष्ट हो गया है? जो परलोकसाधनसे भ्रष्ट हो गये हैं? जो अल्पबुद्धि हैं -- जिनकी बुद्धि केवल भोगोंको ही विषय करनेवाली है? ऐसे वे अल्पबुद्धि? उग्रकर्मा -- क्रूर कर्म करनेवाले? हिंसापरायण संसारके शत्रु? संसारका नाश करनेके लिये ही उत्पन्न होते हैं।
16.9 Holding on to this view, (these people) who are of depraved character, of poor intellect, given to fearful actions and harmful, wax strong for the ruin of the world.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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