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Bhagavad Gita 10.38

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्। मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।

daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣhatām maunaṁ chaivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
daṇḍaḥdaṇḍaḥpunishment
damayatāmdamayatāmamongst means of preventing lawlessness
asmiasmiI am
nītiḥnītiḥproper conduct
asmiasmiI am
jigīṣhatāmjigīṣhatāmamongst those who seek victory
maunammaunamsilence
chachaand
evaevaalso
asmiasmiI am
guhyānāmguhyānāmamongst secrets
jñānamjñānamwisdom
jñāna-vatāmjñāna-vatāmin the wise
ahamahamI

Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; and among secrets, I am silence; I am knowledge among knowers.

मैं दमन करने वालों का दण्ड हूँ और विजयेच्छुओं की नीति हूँ; मैं गुह्यों में मौन हूँ और ज्ञानवानों का ज्ञान हूँ।।