Bhagavad Gita, Chapter 18, Verse 42
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च । ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्
śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca | jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam
Translation
Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and also uprightness, knowledge, wisdom, faith — these are the duties of the Brāhmaṇas, born of nature.
— Alladi Mahadeva Sastri
Word meanings
- śamaḥ
- calm
- damaḥ
- self-control
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- śaucam
- purity
- kṣāntiḥ
- forgiveness
- ārjavam
- rectitude
- eva
- even
- ca
- and
- jñānam
- wisdom
- vijñānam
- knowledge
- āstikyam
- belief
- brahmakarma
- of the Brāhmaṇa, the action
- svabhāvajam
- own-nature-born
Śaṅkarācārya's commentary
'Serenity' and 'self-restraint' have already been explained (xvi.1,2). Austerity: physical austerity etc., mentioned above (xvii.14,15,16). Purity: already explained. Faith: in the teaching of the scriptures.