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अहङ्कारं बलं दर्पं कामं क्रोधं च संश्रिताः।मामात्मपरदेहेषु प्रद्विषन्तोऽभ्यसूयकाः।।16.18।।
ahankāraṁ balaṁ darpaṁ kāmaṁ krodhaṁ cha sanśhritāḥ mām ātma-para-deheṣhu pradviṣhanto ’bhyasūyakāḥ
Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me, Who am within them as I am within all.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| ahankāram | egotism |
| balam | strength |
| darpam | arrogance |
| kāmam | desire |
| krodham | anger |
| cha | and |
| sanśhritāḥ | covered by |
| mām | me |
| ātma-para-deheṣhu | within one’s own and bodies of others |
| pradviṣhantaḥ | abuse |
| abhyasūyakāḥ | the demoniac |
They are selfsufficient and puffed up with mental and material power. They resent it much if they are belittled.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Compare divine and destructive dispositions, their actions and consequences without converting the lists into weapons for judging others.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaResorting to egotism, power, arrogance, passion, and anger, hating Me in their own and others' bodies, they become envious by nature.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaDepending on their egoism, power, and pride, as well as their desires and wrath, these malicious men hate Me in their own bodies and in those of others.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaThey are selfsufficient and puffed up with mental and material power. They resent it much if they are belittled.
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Puffed up by power and inordinate conceit, swayed by lust and wrath, these wicked people hate Me, Who am within them as I am within all
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ahankāram: egotism
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cha: and
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