Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 18

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 18 (16.18) means: Clinging to ego, force, arrogance, craving, and anger, they hate me, present in their own bodies and in the bodies of others.

Sanskrit

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

Transliteration

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

Translation

Clinging to ego, force, arrogance, craving, and anger, they hate me, present in their own bodies and in the bodies of others.

Hindi

अहंकार, बल, घमंड, काम और क्रोध से चिपके, वे अपने और दूसरों के शरीरों में विद्यमान मुझसे द्वेष करते हैं।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 18?

Clinging to ego, force, arrogance, craving, and anger, they hate me, present in their own bodies and in the bodies of others.

Which chapter is verse 16.18 from?

It is verse 18 of Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 24 verses in total.

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