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Bhagavad Gita 16.3

तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता। भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।

tejaḥ kṣhamā dhṛitiḥ śhaucham adroho nāti-mānitā bhavanti sampadaṁ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
tejaḥtejaḥvigor
kṣhamākṣhamāforgiveness
dhṛitiḥdhṛitiḥfortitude
śhauchamśhauchamcleanliness
adrohaḥadrohaḥbearing enmity toward none
nananot
ati-mānitāati-mānitāabsence of vanity
bhavantibhavantiare
sampadamsampadamqualities
daivīmdaivīmgodly
abhijātasyaabhijātasyaof those endowed with
bhāratabhāratascion of Bharat

Vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride—these belong to one born for a divine state, O Arjuna.

हे भारत ! तेज, क्षमा, धैर्य, शौच (शुद्धि), अद्रोह और अतिमान (गर्व) का अभाव ये सब दैवी संपदा को प्राप्त पुरुष के लक्षण हैं।।