Bhagavad Gita 18.42
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।
śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva cha jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| śhamaḥ | śhamaḥ | tranquility |
| damaḥ | damaḥ | restraint |
| tapaḥ | tapaḥ | austerity |
| śhaucham | śhaucham | purity |
| kṣhāntiḥ | kṣhāntiḥ | patience |
| ārjavam | ārjavam | integrity |
| eva | eva | certainly |
| cha | cha | and |
| jñānam | jñānam | knowledge |
| vijñānam | vijñānam | wisdom |
| āstikyam | āstikyam | belief in a hereafter |
| brahma | brahma | of the priestly class |
| karma | karma | work |
| svabhāva-jam | svabhāva-jam | born of one’s intrinsic qualities |
Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and uprightness, as well as knowledge, realization, and belief in God, are the duties of Brahmanas, born of their own nature.
शम, दम, तप, शौच, क्षान्ति, आर्जव, ज्ञान, विज्ञान और आस्तिक्य - ये ब्राह्मण के स्वाभाविक कर्म हैं।।