भगवद्गीता १८.३८
Bhagavadgītā 18.38
viṣayendriyasaṃyogādyattadagre'mṛtopamampariṇāme viṣamiva tatsukhaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam
Transliteration IAST
viṣayendriyasaṃyogādyattadagre'mṛtopamam | pariṇāme viṣamiva tatsukhaṃ rājasaṃ smṛtam
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That which from the union of the senses with their objects at first is as nectar, but in the end is like venom, that pleasure is accounted passionate.
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- English That which from the union of the senses with their objects at first is as nectar, but in the end is like venom, that pleasure is accounted passionate. Annie Besant
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- Two independent digital editions agree on this reading.
- text.deva
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0
- text.iast
- भगवद्गीता. Digital edition: Sanskrit Wikisource contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0