16.6 Now hear the other Krishna speaks
द्वौ भूतसर्गौ लोकेऽस्मिन् दैव आसुर एव च
दैवो विस्तरशः प्रोक्त आसुरं पार्थ मे श्रृणु
dvau bhūta-sargau loke ’smin daiva āsura eva cha
daivo vistaraśhaḥ prokta āsuraṁ pārtha me śhṛiṇu
There are two kinds of beings brought forth in this world, the divine and the other. The divine I have described at length; hear now of the other.
Explanation
The transition, stated plainly.
Two kinds of beings are brought forth; the divine has been described at length; now hear the other.
The structural honesty is unusual — the text tells you what it is about to do. What follows is the longest sustained criticism in the book, and it announces itself as such.
Word by word
- dvau
- two
- bhūta-sargau
- of created living beings
- loke
- in the world
- asmin
- this
- daivaḥ
- divine
- āsuraḥ
- demoniac
- eva
- certainly
- cha
- and
- daivaḥ
- the divine
- vistaraśhaḥ
- at great length
- proktaḥ
- said
- āsuram
- the demoniac
- pārtha
- Arjun, the son of Pritha
- me
- from me
- śhṛiṇu
- hear
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