Word
āsurīm
Used in 3 verses of the Bhagavad Gita.
How it is translated
- demoniac (2)
- atheistic (1)
Every verse
- 9.12मोघाशा मोघकर्माणो मोघज्ञाना विचेतसः।moghāśhā mogha-karmāṇo mogha-jñānā vichetasaḥThey are possessed of the deceitful nature of demons and undivine beings, filled with vain hopes, vain actions, and vain knowledge that is senseless.Here: atheistic
- 16.4दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।dambho darpo ’bhimānaśh cha krodhaḥ pāruṣhyam eva chaHypocrisy, arrogance, and self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance—these belong to one who is born for a demoniacal state, O Partha.Here: demoniac
- 16.20असुरीं योनिमापन्ना मूढा जन्मनि जन्मनि।āsurīṁ yonim āpannā mūḍhā janmani janmaniEntering into demoniacal wombs and deluded, birth after birth, they do not attain Me, thus falling, O Arjuna, into a condition still lower than that.Here: demoniac