Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 16

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 18, Verse 16 (18.16) means: So the one who, with an untrained mind, sees only the self as the doer sees wrongly and does not truly understand.

Sanskrit

तत्रैवं सति कर्तारमात्मानं केवलं तु यः।पश्यत्यकृतबुद्धित्वान्न स पश्यति दुर्मतिः।।18.16।।

Transliteration

tatraivaṁ sati kartāram ātmānaṁ kevalaṁ tu yaḥ paśhyaty akṛita-buddhitvān na sa paśhyati durmatiḥ

Translation

So the one who, with an untrained mind, sees only the self as the doer sees wrongly and does not truly understand.

Hindi

इसलिए जो अनगढ़ मन से केवल आत्मा को कर्ता देखता है, वह गलत देखता है और सचमुच नहीं समझता।

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

So the one who, with an untrained mind, sees only the self as the doer sees wrongly and does not truly understand.

Which chapter is verse 18.16 from?

It is verse 16 of Chapter 18 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 78 verses in total.

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