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TEXT 4

TEXT 4

Devanagari

Devanagari

दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोध: पारुष्यमेव च ।
अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् ॥ ४ ॥

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Tekst

dambho darpo ’bhimānaś ca
krodhaḥ pāruṣyam eva ca
ajñānaṁ cābhijātasya
pārtha sampadam āsurīm
dambho darpo ’bhimānaś ca
krodhaḥ pāruṣyam eva ca
ajñānaṁ cābhijātasya
pārtha sampadam āsurīm

Synonyms

Synonyms

dambhaḥ — pride; darpaḥ — arrogance; abhimānaḥ — conceit; ca — and; krodhaḥ — anger; pāruṣyam — harshness; eva — certainly; ca — and; ajñānam — ignorance; ca — and; abhijātasya — of one who is born of; pārtha — O son of Pṛthā; sampadam — the qualities; āsurīm — of the demoniac nature.

dambhaḥ — stolthed; darpaḥ — arrogance; abhimānaḥ — indbildskhed; ca — og; krodhaḥ — vrede; pāruṣyam — brutalitet; eva — afgjort; ca — og; ajñānam — uvidenhed; ca — og; abhijātasya — hos den, der er født af; pārtha — O Pṛthās søn; sampadam — egenskaberne; āsurīm — den dæmoniske natur.

Translation

Translation

Pride, arrogance, conceit, anger, harshness and ignorance – these qualities belong to those of demoniac nature, O son of Pṛthā.

Stolthed, arrogance, indbildskhed, vrede, brutalitet og uvidenhed – N disse egenskaber tilhører dem, hvis natur er dæmonisk, O Pṛthās søn.

Purport

Purport

In this verse, the royal road to hell is described. The demoniac want to make a show of religion and advancement in spiritual science, although they do not follow the principles. They are always arrogant or proud in possessing some type of education or so much wealth. They desire to be worshiped by others, and demand respectability, although they do not command respect. Over trifles they become very angry and speak harshly, not gently. They do not know what should be done and what should not be done. They do everything whimsically, according to their own desire, and they do not recognize any authority. These demoniac qualities are taken on by them from the beginning of their bodies in the wombs of their mothers, and as they grow they manifest all these inauspicious qualities.

FORKLARING: Dette vers beskriver den direkte vej til helvede. Selv om dæmoniske mennesker ingen principper følger, lader de gerne som om, at de er religiøse og gør fremskridt i åndelig videnskab. De er altid arrogante eller stolte over at have en eller anden uddannelse eller så og så megen velstand. De tragter efter at blive tilbedt af andre og forlanger respekt, selv om de ikke indgyder respekt. De hidser sig op over bagateller, og de taler hårdt i stedet for venligt. De ved ikke, hvad der bør gøres, og hvad der ikke bør gøres. De handler altid lunefuldt ud fra deres egne ønsker, og de anerkender ingen form for autoritet. De antager disse dæmoniske egenskaber lige fra det tidspunkt, deres krop bliver undfanget i deres mødres liv, og efterhånden som de vokser op, udviser de alle disse skæbnesvangre kvaliteter.