Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 8 – Krishna and Arjuna

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 8

|| श्रीमद्भगवद्‌ गीता  16.8 ||

Sanskrit Shloka

असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम्। अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम्।।16.8।।

Transliteration

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

Word Meanings

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

Commentary & Explanation