Verse 16.6
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन्दैव आसुर एव च ।
दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे शृणु ॥
Transliteration
dvau bhūtasargau loke'smindaiva āsura eva ca |
daivo vistaraśaḥ prokta āsuraṃ pārtha me śaṛṇu ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
There are two types of beings in this world, the divine and the demoniacal; the divine has been described at length; hear from Me, O Arjuna, of the demoniacal.
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There are two kinds of beings created in this world, the divine and the demonic. The divine has been described at length; now hear from me about the demonic, son of Pritha.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
Word by word
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna explains that the beings of this world are of two kinds, divine and demonic. Since he has already spoken at length about the divine qualities, both just now and earlier in the dialogue, he will now describe the demonic in detail. The verse introduces a long portrait that follows. Its purpose is not to frighten but to help Arjuna recognise these tendencies, in others and possibly in himself, so that he can turn away from them.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08