Learn·Chapter 16 · The divine and the demoniac·Verse 4 of 24

Bhagavad Gītā 16.4, word by word

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्

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

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In English

Hypocrisy, pride, insolence, cruelty, and ignorance belong to those born of godless qualities.

Translated by Shri Purohit Swami

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

Translated by Swami Sivananda

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