BG 16.21

त्रिविधं नरकस्येदं द्वारं नाशनमात्मनः ।
कामः क्रोधस्तथा लोभस्तस्मादेतत्त्रयं त्यजेत् ॥
tri-vidhaṁ narakasyedaṁ dvāraṁ nāśanam ātmanaḥ
kāmaḥ krodhas tathā lobhas tasmād etat trayaṁ tyajet

Word-for-word meanings

kāmaḥ — desire;  krodhaḥ — anger;  tathā — and;  lobhaḥ — greed;  idam — this;  tri-vidham — [is] the threefold;  dvāram — gate;  narakasya — to hell;  nāśanam — [bringing] ruination;  ātmanaḥ — to the self;  tasmāt — therefore;  etat — these;  trayam — three;  tyajet — should be shunned.

Translation

Desire, anger, and greed — this is the threefold gate to hell that brings ruination to the self. Therefore, these three should be shunned.

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