BG 4.40

अज्ञश्चाश्रद्दधानश्च संशयात्मा विनश्यति ।
नायं लोकोऽस्ति न परो न सुखं संशयात्मनः ॥
ajñaś cāśraddadhānaś ca saṁśayātmā vinaśyati
nāyaṁ loko ’sti na paro na sukhaṁ saṁśayātmanaḥ

Word-for-word meanings

ajñaḥ — one who is ignorant;  ca — and;  aśraddadhānaḥ — devoid of faith;  ca — and;  ātmā — whose heart;  saṁśaya — [is seized by] doubt;  vinaśyati — is ruined;  ātmanaḥ — for the self;  saṁśaya — [who is afflicted by] doubt;  na — neither;  ayam — this;  lokaḥ — world;  na — nor;  paraḥ — the heavenly world beyond;  na — nor;  sukham — happiness;  asti — exists.

Translation

One who is ignorant, devoid of faith, and whose heart is seized by doubt is ruined. For the self who is afflicted by doubt, neither this world, nor the heavenly world beyond, nor happiness exists.

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