BG - 16.9

एतां दृष्टिमवष्टभ्य नष्टात्मानोऽल्पबुद्धयः।प्रभवन्त्युग्रकर्माणः क्षयाय जगतोऽहिताः।।16.9।।

etāṁ dṛiṣhṭim avaṣhṭabhya naṣhṭātmāno ’lpa-buddhayaḥ prabhavanty ugra-karmāṇaḥ kṣhayāya jagato ’hitāḥ

• etām - such
• dṛiṣhṭim - views
• avaṣhṭabhya - holding
• naṣhṭa - misdirected
• ātmānaḥ - souls
• alpa-buddhayaḥ - of small intellect
• prabhavanti - arise
• ugra - cruel
• karmāṇaḥ - actions
• kṣhayāya - destruction
• jagataḥ - of the world
• ahitāḥ - enemies

Translation

Holding this view, these ruined souls of small intellect and fierce deeds come forth as enemies of the world, intent on its destruction.

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