इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन द्वन्द्वमोहेन भारत ।सर्वभूतानि सम्मोहं सर्गे यान्ति परन्तप ॥
icchādveṣasamutthena dvandvamohena bhārata |sarvabhūtāni sammohaṃ sarge yānti parantapa ||
- इच्छाद्वेषसमुत्थेन · icchādveṣasamutthena
- born of liking and hatred
- द्वन्द्वमोहेन · dvandvamohena
- by delusion of opposites
- भारत · bhārata
- O Bharata
- सर्वभूतानि · sarvabhūtāni
- all beings
- सम्मोहम् · sammoham
- confusion
- सर्गे · sarge
- at birth, in creation
- यान्ति · yānti
- fall into
- परन्तप · parantapa
- O scorcher of foes
“By the delusion of opposites born of liking and hatred, O Bharata, all beings fall into confusion at birth, O scorcher of foes.”
— Original plain-language translation
Delusion starts with the push-pull of want and dislike hardening into false pairs. Birth itself inherits this confusion. Freedom must therefore undo attraction and aversion at the root.
— Reader's notes (original)