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16.3Krishna
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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.

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