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Bhagavad Gita 16.4

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्।।

dambho darpo ’bhimānaśh cha krodhaḥ pāruṣhyam eva cha ajñānaṁ chābhijātasya pārtha sampadam āsurīm

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
dambhaḥdambhaḥhypocrisy
darpaḥdarpaḥarrogance
abhimānaḥabhimānaḥconceit
chachaand
krodhaḥkrodhaḥanger
pāruṣhyampāruṣhyamharshness
evaevacertainly
chachaand
ajñānamajñānamignorance
chachaand
abhijātasyaabhijātasyaof those who possess
pārthapārthaArjun, the son of Pritha
sampadamsampadamqualities
āsurīmāsurīmdemoniac

Hypocrisy, arrogance, and self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance—these belong to one who is born for a demoniacal state, O Partha.

हे पार्थ ! दम्भ, दर्प, अभिमान, क्रोध, कठोर वाणी (पारुष्य) और अज्ञान यह सब आसुरी सम्पदा है।।