Bhagavad Gita BG 16.13
Chapter 16, Verse 13 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
इदमद्य मया लब्धं इमं प्राप्स्ये मनोरथम् । इदमस्तीदमपि मे भविष्यति पुनर्धनम् ॥
idam adya maya labdham imam prapsye manoratham idam astidad api me bhavisyati punar dhanam
Meaning
This was gained by me today; this desire I shall obtain; this is mine and this wealth shall also be mine in the future.
Understanding
Krishna presents the inner voice of the demonic ego — a stream of acquisitive self-talk: Idam adya maya labdham (this was gained by me today — idam = this, adya = today, maya = by me, labdham = gained). Imam prapsye manoratham (this desire/wish I shall obtain — prapsye = I will achieve, manoratham = heart's wish, chariot of the mind). Idam asti idam api me bhavisyati punar dhanam (this is mine, and this wealth shall also be mine in the future). The internal monologue is entirely organized around 'maya' (by me), 'me' (mine), and future acquisition. There is no awareness of the Divine, of others, of duty — only the accumulation-loop. The present is 'gained,' the future is 'will gain,' and everything is 'mine.' This is pure ego operating as the organizing principle of a life.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| इदम् | idam | this (here, immediate — pointing to immediate possession) |
| लब्धम् | labdham | gained, obtained, acquired |
| मनोरथम् | manoratham | heart's desire, wish (mano = mind + ratha = chariot — what the mind runs toward) |
| भविष्यति | bhavisyati | will be, shall become (future tense — the acquisitive future) |
| अद्य | adya | today |
| मया | mayā | by me |
| इमम् | imam | this |
| प्राप्स्ये | prāpsye | I shall obtain |
| इदम् | idam asti tat | this is there too |
| अपि | api | also |
| मे | me | mine |
| भविष्यति | bhaviṣyati | will be |
| पुनः | punaḥ | again |
| धनम् | dhanam | wealth |
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