Bhagavad Gita 16.4 meaningTwo kinds of character
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Showing off, pride, anger and harshness are the opposite.”
What it means
“Hypocrisy, arrogance, self-importance, anger, harshness and ignorance — these are the qualities of someone with a destructive nature.”
The original Sanskrit
दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च । अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् ॥
dambho darpo.abhimānaśca krodhaḥ pāruṣyameva ca ajñānaṃ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadamāsurīm
Translations
Literal translation
O son of Prtha, (the attributes) of one destined to have the demoniacal nature are religious ostentation, pride and haughtiness,, anger as also rudeness and ignorance.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
हे पार्थ ! दम्भ, दर्प, अभिमान, क्रोध, कठोर वाणी (पारुष्य) और अज्ञान यह सब आसुरी सम्पदा है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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