In Bhagavad Gita 16.3, Krishna completes the list: vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of malice and absence of excessive pride belong to one born for a divine nature.
Sanskrit Verse
श्रीभगवानुवाच · The Blessed Lord said
तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचम्
अद्रोहो नातिमानिता
भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीम्
अभिजातस्य भारत ॥ १६-३ ॥
tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucam
adroho nātimānitā
bhavanti sampadaṃ daivīm
abhijātasya bhārata
English transliteration tejah kshamaa dhritih shaucham
adroho naatimaanitaa
bhavanti sampadam daiveem
abhijaatasya bhaarata ॥ 16.3 ॥
Translation / Meaning
vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of malice and freedom from excessive pride: these belong to one born for the divine nature, O descendant of Bharata.
Word Meanings
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| तेजः tejaḥ | vigour, radiance |
| क्षमा kṣamā | forgiveness |
| धृतिः dhṛtiḥ | fortitude |
| शौचम् śaucam | purity |
| अद्रोहः adrohaḥ | absence of malice |
| न na | not |
| अतिमानिता atimānitā | excessive pride |
| भवन्ति bhavanti | belong |
| सम्पदम् sampadam | endowment |
| दैवीम् daivīm | divine |
| अभिजातस्य abhijātasya | of one born for |
| भारत bhārata | O descendant of Bharata |
Word-wise Chanting
- te–jaḥ kṣa–mā dhṛ–tiḥ śau–cam– 8 syllables te-jah ksha-maa dhri-tih shau-cham-
- ad–ro–ho nā–ti–mā–ni–tā | 8 syllables ad-ro-ho naa-ti-maa-ni-taa
- bha–van–ti sam–pa–daṃ dai–vīm– 8 syllables bha-van-ti sam-pa-dam dai-veem-
- a–bhi–jā–tas–ya bhā–ra–ta || 16-3 8 syllables a-bhi-jaa-tas-ya bhaa-ra-ta
How to read this
How to chant: each line is one pāda (quarter-verse); chant it in one breath. The hyphen (-) divides the syllables, inside a word and across a sandhi join, so every pāda shows its 8 syllables (11 in triṣṭubh verses). A consonant cluster is divided after its first consonant (kar-ma, vet-ti): that syllable is held longer. Mark above a syllable: guru, long (two beats); laghu, short (one beat). | closes the half-verse, || the verse; the number is the syllable count of the pāda.
Deeper Explanation – Chapter 16 Verse 3
Context
Krishna completes the list of divine qualities (16.1–16.3).
Meaning
The list ends with tejas, spiritual vigour; kṣamā, forgiveness; dhṛti, fortitude; śauca, purity; adroha, freedom from malice; and na atimānitā, absence of arrogance. Together these twenty-six qualities make up the daivī sampad, the divine wealth.
These qualities are called wealth because they are the true riches of a human being. Unlike material wealth, they cannot be lost and they lead to freedom.
In Practice
Forgive someone today, in your heart if not in words.
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Continue Your Study
This verse belongs to Chapter 16: Daivasura Sampad Vibhaga Yoga (Divine and Undivine Qualities). Read the chapter overview, browse every verse of the Gita, or return to the chapter-by-chapter guide. For a reading plan, see how to study the Bhagavad Gita and the study resources.