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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 16, Verse 4

Divine and Demoniac Natures

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्

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

What does Bhagavad Gita 16.4 mean?

Hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance — these belong to one who is born to the demoniac nature, O Partha.

Word-by-word meaning

dambhaḥ—hypocrisy · darpaḥ—arrogance · abhimānaḥ—conceit · cha—and · krodhaḥ—anger · pāruṣhyam—harshness · eva—certainly · cha—and · ajñānam—ignorance · cha—and · abhijātasya—of those who possess · pārtha—Arjun, the son of Pritha · sampadam—qualities · āsurīm—demoniac

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