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Bhagavad Gita 17.14

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम्।ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते।।

deva-dwija-guru-prājña- pūjanaṁ śhaucham ārjavam brahmacharyam ahinsā cha śhārīraṁ tapa uchyate

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
devadevathe Supreme Lord
dwijadwijathe Brahmins
guruguruthe spiritual master
prājñaprājñathe elders
pūjanampūjanamworship
śhauchamśhauchamcleanliness
ārjavamārjavamsimplicity
brahmacharyambrahmacharyamcelibacy
ahinsāahinsānon-violence
chachaand
śhārīramśhārīramof the body
tapaḥtapaḥausterity
uchyateuchyateis declared as

Worship of the gods, the twice-born, the teachers, and the wise; purity, straightforwardness, celibacy, and non-injury are all called the austerities of the body.

देव, द्विज (ब्राह्मण), गुरु और ज्ञानी जनों का पूजन, शौच, आर्जव (सरलता), ब्रह्मचर्य और अहिंसा, यह शरीर संबंधी तप कहा जाता है।।