Bhagavad Gita
    Chapter 16 · The Divine and Demoniac Natures

    Verse 3

    Sanskrit Text — Chapter 16, Verse 3

    तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता। भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत।।16.3।।

    Transliteration (IAST)

    tejaḥ kṣhamā dhṛitiḥ śhaucham adroho nāti-mānitā bhavanti sampadaṁ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata

    Translation

    Grandeur, patience, fortitude, purity, freedom from hatred and over-pride—these, O Arjuna, belong to one who is born to a divine destiny.
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