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Bhagavad Gita · Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga YogaChapter 16, Shloka 4 (16.4)

Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च
अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम्
॥ 16.4 ॥

dambho darpo'bhimānaśca krodhaḥ pāruṣyameva ca
ajñānaṃ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadamāsurīm

Translation

"O Partha, hypocrisy, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness and ignorance — these are the marks of one born with the demonic wealth."

Interpretation

Shankaracharya. dambhaḥ dharmadhvajitvam — waving the flag of dharma (for show); darpaḥ vidyādhanasvajanādinimittaḥ utsekaḥ — pride because of learning, wealth or one's own people; an example of harshness: kāṇam cakṣuṣmān virūpam rūpavān hīnābhijanam uttamābhijanaḥ — the sighted taunting the one-eyed, the handsome the ugly, the one of "high birth" the one of "low birth".

Ramanujacharya. dambhaḥ dhārmikatvakhyāpanāya dharmānuṣṭhānam — practising dharma in order to look religious; asurā bhagavadājñātivṛttiśīlāḥ — asuras = those whose nature is to transgress the Lord's command.

Shridhara Swami. āsurīm ity upalakṣaṇam — "demonic" stands for the whole class (the rakshasa nature is included in it too); hypocrisy = dharmadhvajitvam; arrogance = dhanavidyādinimittaś cittasyotsekaḥ.

Madhusudana Saraswati. On excessive pride, the story from the Shatapatha Brahmana: tato 'surā atimānenaiva … parābabhūvuḥ — the asuras were defeated by excessive pride alone; tasmān nātimanyeta parābhavasya hy etan mukham — so do not be overproud, for this is the mouth of defeat. Arrogance = mahadavadhīraṇāhetuḥ — the pride that makes one disrespect one's elders.

AI-assisted draft translation — under review.

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