असत्यमप्रतिष्ठं ते जगदाहुरनीश्वरम् ।अपरस्परसम्भूतं किमन्यत्कामहैतुकम् ॥
asatyam apratiṣṭhaṃ te jagad āhur anīśvaram |aparasparasambhūtaṃ kim anyat kāmahaitukam ||
- असत्यम् · asatyam
- without truth, unreal
- अप्रतिष्ठम् · apratiṣṭham
- without foundation
- ते · te
- they
- जगत् · jagat
- the world
- आहुः · āhuḥ
- they say
- अनीश्वरम् · anīśvaram
- without a Lord
- अपरस्परसम्भूतम् · aparasparasambhūtam
- arisen from mere mutual union
- किम् अन्यत् · kim anyat
- what else
- कामहैतुकम् · kāmahaitukam
- caused by desire alone
“They say the world is without truth, without foundation, without a Lord — sprung from mere coupling, with desire as its only cause.”
— Original plain-language translation
A worldview follows the character: denying order, ground, and governance, reducing life to appetite and accident. The Gita treats such materialism as moral symptom, not honest inquiry. Beliefs and desires shape each other.
— Reader's notes (original)