Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 16, Verse 15
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया । यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः
āḍhyo'bhijanavānasmi ko'nyo'sti sadṛśo mayā | yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣya ityajñānavimohitāḥ
Translation
"I am rich and well-born. Who else is equal to me? I will sacrifice, I will give, I will rejoice." Thus deluded by unwisdom,
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- āḍhyaḥ
- wealthy
- abhijanavān
- well-born
- asmi
- (I) am
- kaḥ
- who
- anyaḥ
- other
- asti
- is
- sadṛśaḥ
- like
- mayā
- by me
- yakṣye
- (I) will sacrifice
- dāsyāmi
- (I) will give
- modiṣye
- (I) will rejoice
- iti
- thus
- ajñānavimohitāḥ
- by unwisdom, deluded
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
Well-born: born in a family learned in the scriptures for seven generations. Even in this respect none is equal to me. I will surpass others even in respect of sacrificial rites. I will give money to actors and obtain a high delight.