All powerful beings, good or evil, are called [[Asuras (असुराः)|Asuras]] in the oldest layer of Vedic texts. In this type of mind faculty human being shares traits of Asuras. The individuals of this type are brave, violent, envious, possess power or supremacy, deceptive, wild in behavior, non-compassionate, self praising in nature. <blockquote>शूरं चण्डमसूयकमैश्वर्यवन्तमौपधिकं रौद्रमननुक्रोशमात्मपूजकमासुरं विद्यात् ॥ (Char Samh 4.38)<ref name=":0">Charaka Samhita ([http://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/ecaraka/?mod=read Sharirsthanam Adhyayam 4 Sutram 38])</ref></blockquote><blockquote>śūraṁ caṇḍamasūyakamaiśvaryavantamaupadhikaṁ raudramananukrośamātmapūjakamāsuraṁ vidyāt ॥ (Char Samh 4.38)</blockquote>