Verse 16.3

तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता ।

भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥

16.3

Transliteration

tejaḥ kṣamā dhṛtiḥ śaucamadroho nātimānitā |

bhavanti sampadaṃ daivīmabhijātasya bhārata ||

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · @indic-transliteration/sanscript 1.3.3

Translation

Vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, absence of hatred, absence of pride these belong to the one born for a divine state, O Arjuna.

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Word by word

vigour
forgiveness
fortitude
purity
absence of malice
not
excessive pride

are
endowment
divine
of one born with
O Bharata

By Sanskrit System · Machine draft · claude-opus-5-5 · 2026-11-08

Explanation

The third verse of the list adds vigour or radiance (tejas), forgiveness, fortitude (dhṛti), cleanliness, freedom from malice, and the absence of excessive pride. Krishna then names the whole group as the marks of one born to the divine endowment. The word born suggests that these traits are part of a person's nature, yet the Gita elsewhere shows that nature can be shaped by practice. The list as a whole forms a portrait of a balanced person, energetic and patient, strong and humble.