दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च ।अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् ॥
dambho darpo 'bhimānaś ca krodhaḥ pāruṣyam eva ca |ajñānaṃ cābhijātasya pārtha sampadam āsurīm ||
- दम्भः · dambhaḥ
- hypocrisy, ostentation
- दर्पः · darpaḥ
- arrogance
- अभिमानः · abhimānaḥ
- self-conceit
- क्रोधः · krodhaḥ
- anger
- पारुष्यम् · pāruṣyam
- harshness, cruelty
- अज्ञानम् · ajñānam
- ignorance
- अभिजातस्य · abhijātasya
- of one born to
- पार्थ · pārtha
- O Partha
- सम्पदम् · sampadam
- the endowment
- आसुरीम् · āsurīm
- demoniac
“Hypocrisy, arrogance, self-conceit, anger, harshness, and ignorance belong to one born to the demoniac endowment, O Partha.”
— Original plain-language translation
IN SHORT Pretending, arrogance, anger, and harshness drag your spirit downward.
Six dark traits mirror the twenty-six bright ones — the demoniac way is essentially ego inflated and truth deflated. Dambha, showy religion, heads the list pointedly. The contrast invites self-examination, not judgment of others. It is like a loud office bragger whose polished slides hide shaky work and sharp temper.
— Reader's notes (original)