BG 16.15
आढ्योऽभिजनवानस्मि कोऽन्योऽस्ति सदृशो मया
यक्ष्ये दास्यामि मोदिष्य इत्यज्ञानविमोहिताः
āḍhyo 'bhijanavān asmi
ko 'nyo 'sti sadṛśo mayā
yakṣye dāsyāmi modiṣya
ity ajñānavimohitāḥ
SYNONYMS
āḍhyaḥ: wealthy | abhijanavān: high-born | asmi: I am | kaḥ: who | anyaḥ: else | asti: is | sadṛśaḥ: equal | mayā: to me | yakṣye: I shall sacrifice | dāsyāmi: I shall give alms | modiṣye: I shall rejoice | iti: thus | ajñāna-vimohitāḥ: deluded by ignorance |
TRANSLATION
‘I am wealthy and high-born; who else is equal to me? I shall sacrifice, I shall give alms, I shall rejoice.’ Thus they think, deluded by ignorance.
PURPORT
‘I am rich by myself. Who else is there in this world like me gaining all glory with his own ability? I myself shall sacrifice, I shall give alms and I shall rejoice’—thus they think deluded by ignorance, viz., deluded by ignorance that they are themselves capable of offering sacrifices, gifts etc., unaided by the grace of God.