तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता ।भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥
tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucam adroho nātimānitā |bhavanti sampadaṃ daivīm abhijātasya bhārata ||
- तेजः · tejaḥ
- vigor, radiance
- क्षमा · kṣamā
- forgiveness
- धृतिः · dhṛtiḥ
- fortitude
- शौचम् · śaucam
- cleanliness, purity
- अद्रोहः · adrohaḥ
- freedom from malice
- नातिमानिता · nātimānitā
- freedom from excessive pride
- भवन्ति · bhavanti
- they belong to
- सम्पदम् · sampadam
- the endowment, nature
- दैवीम् · daivīm
- divine
- अभिजातस्य · abhijātasya
- of one born to
- भारत · bhārata
- O Bharata
“…vigor, forgiveness, fortitude, cleanliness, freedom from malice and from pride — these belong to one born to the divine endowment, O Bharata.”
— Original plain-language translation
Strength closes the catalogue — tejas and dhriti show that divine nature is not softness. Forgiveness and humility temper power; vigor and fortitude keep gentleness from collapsing. Twenty-six virtues in all form one integrated character.
— Reader's notes (original)