BG - 16.8

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

asatyam apratiṣhṭhaṁ te jagad āhur anīśhvaram aparaspara-sambhūtaṁ kim anyat kāma-haitukam

• asatyam - without absolute truth
• apratiṣhṭham - without any basis
• te - they
• jagat - the world
• āhuḥ - say
• anīśhvaram - without a God
• aparaspara - without cause
• sambhūtam - created
• kim - what
• anyat - other
• kāma-haitukam - for sexual gratification only

Translation

They say, "This universe is without truth, without a moral basis, without a God, brought about by mutual union, with lust as its cause; what else?"

Commentary