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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 7 (16.7) means: The harmful do not know when to act and when to hold back. They have no purity, no right conduct, and no truth.
प्रवृत्तिं च निवृत्तिं च जना न विदुरासुराः।न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते।।16.7।।
pravṛittiṁ cha nivṛittiṁ cha janā na vidur āsurāḥ na śhauchaṁ nāpi chāchāro na satyaṁ teṣhu vidyate
The harmful do not know when to act and when to hold back. They have no purity, no right conduct, and no truth.
हानिकारक स्वभाव वाले नहीं जानते कि कब कर्म करना है और कब रुकना। उनमें न पवित्रता है, न सही आचरण, न सत्य।
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It is verse 7 of Chapter 16 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 24 verses in total.
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