Bhagavad Gita · Vishvarupa Darshana YogaChapter 11, Shloka 29 (11.29)
Original Sanskrit · अर्जुनः
यथा प्रदीप्तं ज्वलनं पतङ्गाः
विशन्ति नाशाय समृद्धवेगाः
तथैव नाशाय विशन्ति लोकाः
तवापि वक्त्राणि समृद्धवेगाः
॥ 11.29 ॥
yathā pradīptaṃ jvalanaṃ pataṅgāḥ
viśanti nāśāya samṛddhavegāḥ
tathaiva nāśāya viśanti lokāḥ
tavāpi vaktrāṇi samṛddhavegāḥ
Translation
"As moths rush at full speed into a blazing fire to their destruction, so these people too are rushing at full speed into your mouths to their destruction."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. pataṅgāḥ pakṣiṇaḥ viśanti nāśāya vināśāya; samṛddhaḥ udbhūtaḥ vegaḥ gatiḥ yeṣāṃ te samṛddhavegāḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja (11.28–11.29 together): pradīptajvalanam iva ca śalabhāḥ … svayam eva tvaramāṇā ātmanāśāya viśanti — like moths, of their own accord, to their own destruction.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.