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Bhagavad Gita 18.53

अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं परिग्रहम्।विमुच्य निर्ममः शान्तो ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते।।

ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ parigraham vimuchya nirmamaḥ śhānto brahma-bhūyāya kalpate

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
ahankāramahankāramegotism
balambalamviolence
darpamdarpamarrogance
kāmamkāmamdesire
krodhamkrodhamanger
parigrahamparigrahamselfishness
vimuchyavimuchyabeing freed from
nirmamaḥnirmamaḥwithout possessiveness of property
śhāntaḥśhāntaḥpeaceful
brahma-bhūyāyabrahma-bhūyāyaunion with Brahman
kalpatekalpateis fit

Having abandoned egoism, strength, arrogance, desire, anger, and covetousness, and being free from the notion of 'mine' and peaceful, he is fit for becoming Brahman.

अहंकार, बल, दर्प, काम, क्रोध और परिग्रह को त्याग कर ममत्वभाव से रहित और शान्त पुरुष ब्रह्म प्राप्ति के योग्य बन जाता है।।