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    श्रीभगवानुवाच । अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः । दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥ १६-१॥

    The Blessed Lord said Fearlessness, purity of mind, persistence in the Yoga of knowledge, charity and control over the senses, sacrifice, (scriptural) self-study, austerity and recititude;

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    अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् । दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥ १६-२॥

    Non-violence, truthfulness, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, non-slandering others, compassion towards beings, non-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, absence of fickleness.

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    तेजः क्षमा धृतिः शौचमद्रोहो नातिमानिता । भवन्ति सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातस्य भारत ॥ १६-३॥

    O Bharat ! vigour, forgiveness, fortitude, purity, freedom from malice, absence of haughtiness- these belong to the one who possesses divine nature.

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    दम्भो दर्पोऽभिमानश्च क्रोधः पारुष्यमेव च । अज्ञानं चाभिजातस्य पार्थ सम्पदमासुरीम् ॥ १६-४॥

    O Parth ( Arjun )! Pomposity, arrogance, self-conceit, wrath, rudeness and ignorance - these belong to him who possesses demonic nature.

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    दैवी सम्पद्विमोक्षाय निबन्धायासुरी मता । मा शुचः सम्पदं दैवीमभिजातोऽसि पाण्डव ॥ १६-५॥

    O Pandav ( Arjun )! The divine nature is deemed to lead to liberation, the demoniac to bondage. Do not grieve, as you posses with divine nature.