दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च |
अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् ||१६-४||
dambho darpo.abhimānaśca krodhaḥ pāruṣyameva ca . ajñānaṃ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadamāsurīm ||16-4||
।।16.4।। हे पार्थ ! दम्भ, दर्प, अभिमान, क्रोध, कठोर वाणी (पारुष्य) और अज्ञान यह सब आसुरी सम्पदा है।।
16.4 दम्भः hypocrisy? दर्पः arrogance? अभिमानः selfconceit? च and? क्रोधः wrath? पारुष्यम् harshness? एव even? च and? अज्ञानम् ignorance? च and? अभिजातस्य to the one born for? पार्थ O Partha? सम्पदम् state?,आसुरीम् demoniacal.Commentary Dambha Hypocrisy. To pretend to be what one is not? to pretend to be religious and pious. It consists of bragging of ones own greatness. Religious hypocrisy is the worst form of hypocrisy. Hypocrisy is a mixture of deceit and falsehood. Those who boast about thei
Non-dualism. The individual self and Brahman are one. The world is appearance (maya). Liberation through knowledge.
।।16.4।।अब आगे आसुरी सम्पत्ति कही जाती है --, दम्भ -- धर्मध्वजीपन? दर्प -- धनपरिवार आदिके निमित्तसे होनेवाला गर्व? अतिमान -- पहले कही हुई अपनेमें अतिशय पूज्य भावना तथा क्रोध और पारुष्य यानी कठोर वचन जैसे ( आक्षेपसे ) कानेको अच्छे नेत्रोंवाला? कुरूपको रूपवान् और हीन जातिवालेको उत्तम जातिवाला बतलाना इत्यादि। अज्ञान अर्थात् अविवेक -- कर्तव्य और अकर्तव्यादिके विषयमें उलटा निश्चय करना। हे पार्थ ये सब लक्षण? आसुरी सम्पत्तिको ग्रहण करके उत्पन्न हुए मनुष्यके हैं? अर्थात् जो असुरोंकी सम्पत्ति है उससे युक्त होकर उत्पन्न हुए मनुष्यके चिह्न हैं।,
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16.4 O son of Prtha, (the attributes) of one destined to have the demoniacal nature are religious ostentation, pride and haughtiness, [Another reading is abhimanah, self-conceit.-Tr.], anger as also rudeness and ignorance.
This interpretation draws on the Advaita tradition and may not represent the view of any single school. For authoritative guidance within a specific tradition, seek a qualified teacher.
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