BG 16.11

चिन्तामपरिमेयां च प्रलयान्तामुपाश्रिताः ।
कामोपभोगपरमा एतावदिति निश्चिताः ॥
cintām aparimeyāṁ ca pralayāntām upāśritāḥ
kāmopabhoga-paramā etāvad iti niścitāḥ

Word-for-word meanings

upāśritāḥ — falling prey to;  aparimeyām ca — immeasurable;  cintām — worries;  pralaya-antām — that persist until death;  niścitāḥ — they are convinced;  etāvat iti — of this much [of the idea];  kāma-upabhoga — [that] the enjoyment of sense pleasures;  paramāḥ — [is] the ultimate aim.

Translation

Falling prey to immeasurable worries that persist until death, they are convinced of the idea that the enjoyment of sense pleasures is the ultimate aim.

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