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Chapter 18: Conclusion-The Perfection of Renunciation

Verse 42 of 74
Bg 18.42

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्

śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam

Synonyms

śamaḥpeacefulness; damaḥself-control; tapaḥausterity; śaucampurity; kṣāntiḥtolerance; ārjavamhonesty; evacertainly; caand; jñānamwisdom; vijñānamknowledge; āstikyamreligiousness; brahmaof a brāhmaṇa; karmaduty; svabhāva-jamborn of his own nature..

Translation

Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, wisdom, knowledge, and religiousness—these are the qualities by which the brāhmaṇas work.

Verse 42 of 74
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