BG 3.16
एवं प्रवर्तितं चक्रं नानुवर्तयतीह यः ।
अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति ॥
अघायुरिन्द्रियारामो मोघं पार्थ स जीवति ॥
evaṁ pravartitaṁ cakraṁ nānuvartayatīha yaḥ
aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati
aghāyur indriyārāmo moghaṁ pārtha sa jīvati
Word-for-word meanings
pārtha — O son of Pṛthā (Arjuna); yaḥ — one who; iha — in this life; na anuvartayati — does not observe; cakram — the creative cycle; pravartitam — set into motion [by the Vedas]; evam — in this manner; saḥ — he; agha-āyuḥ — whose life is sinful; indriya-ārāmaḥ — [and] who delights only in the senses; jīvati — lives; mogham — in vain.
Translation
O Arjuna, one who in this life does not observe this creative cycle set into motion in the manner depicted leads a sinful life, delighting only in the senses. Such a person lives in vain.