Bhagavad Gita 17.15
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।
anudvega-karaṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priya-hitaṁ cha yat svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ chaiva vāṅ-mayaṁ tapa uchyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| anudvega-karam | anudvega-karam | not causing distress |
| vākyam | vākyam | words |
| satyam | satyam | truthful |
| priya- hitam | priya- hitam | beneficial |
| cha | cha | and |
| yat | yat | which |
| svādhyāya-abhyasanam | svādhyāya-abhyasanam | recitation of the Vedic scriptures |
| cha eva | cha eva | as well as |
| vāṅ-mayam | vāṅ-mayam | of speech |
| tapaḥ | tapaḥ | austerity |
| uchyate | uchyate | are declared as |
Speech that causes no excitement, is truthful, pleasant, and beneficial; the practice of studying the Vedas is called austerity of speech.
जो वाक्य (भाषण) उद्वेग उत्पन्न करने वाला नहीं है, जो प्रिय, हितकारक और सत्य है तथा वेदों का स्वाध्याय अभ्यास वाङ्मय (वाणी का) तप कहलाता है।।