Verse 7.27
इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत ।
सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ॥
Transliteration
icchādveṣasamutthena dvandvamohena bhārata |
sarvabhūtāni sammohaṃ sarge yānti parantapa ||
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3
Translation
By the delusion of the pairs of opposites arising from desire and aversion, O Bharata, all beings are subject to delusion at birth, O Parantapa.
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Through the delusion of the pairs of opposites, which arises from desire and aversion, all beings fall into confusion at birth, scorcher of foes.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08 · +1 more
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By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08
Explanation
Krishna identifies the root of this ignorance. From the moment of birth, all beings fall into confusion through the delusion of the pairs of opposites, which springs from desire and aversion. Liking and disliking, attraction and repulsion, shape perception so thoroughly that the deeper reality goes unseen. Arjuna is addressed as Bhārata and Parantapa, scorcher of foes. The verse points to an inner enemy: not an external foe on the battlefield, but the steady pull of preference that clouds understanding.
By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08