Bhagavad Gita · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga YogaChapter 16, Shloka 16 (16.16)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
अनेकचित्तविभ्रान्ता मोहजालसमावृताः
प्रसक्ताः कामभोगेषु पतन्ति नरकेऽशुचौ
॥ 16.16 ॥
anekacittavibhrāntā mohajālasamāvṛtāḥ
prasaktāḥ kāmabhogeṣu patanti narake'śucau
Translation
"Bewildered by many thoughts, caught in the net of delusion, attached to the enjoyment of desires — they fall into a foul hell."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. mohaḥ avivekaḥ ajñānaṃ tad eva jālam iva āvaraṇātmakatvāt; upacitakalmaṣāḥ — having piled up sin; vaitaraṇyādau.
Ramanujacharya. evaṃ kuryām etat ca kuryām anyat ca kuryām iti anekacittavibhrāntāḥ — "I'll do this, and that, and that too"; madhye mṛtāḥ — dying midway.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.