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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 16 · Daivāsura Sampad Vibhāga Yoga

Shloka 16.1
Lesson 572 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544
Scene and context

Constructive and destructive dispositions. Which dispositions support growth, and which repeatedly obstruct it?

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Shloka · Devanagari

श्री भगवानुवाचअभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः।दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम्॥

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Shloka · Roman transliteration

śhrī-bhagavān uvāchaabhayaṁ sattva-sanśhuddhir jñāna-yoga-vyavasthitiḥdānaṁ damaśh cha yajñaśh cha svādhyāyas tapa ārjavam

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Sandhi-vicheda

śhrī-bhagavān uvācha+abhayam+sattva-sanśhuddhiḥ+jñāna+yoga+vyavasthitiḥ+dānam+damaḥ+cha+yajñaḥ+cha+svādhyāyaḥ+tapaḥ+ārjavam

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Meaning of each word

śhrī-bhagavān uvāchasource form
the Supreme Divine Personality said
abhayamsource form
fearlessness
sattva-sanśhuddhiḥsource form
purity of mind
jñānasource form
knowledge
yogasource form
spiritual
vyavasthitiḥsource form
steadfastness
dānamsource form
charity
damaḥsource form
control of the senses
chasource form
and
yajñaḥsource form
performance of sacrifice
chasource form
and
svādhyāyaḥsource form
study of sacred books
tapaḥsource form
austerity
ārjavamsource form
straightforwardness
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Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1
Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।16.1।। --,अभयम् अभीरुता। सत्त्वसंशुद्धिः सत्त्वस्य अन्तःकरणस्य संशुद्धिः संव्यवहारेषु परवञ्चनामायानृतादिपरिवर्जनं शुद्धसत्त्वभावेन व्यवहारः इत्यर्थः।।ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः ज्ञानं शास्त्रतः आचार्यतश्च आत्मादिपदार्थानाम् अवगमः? अवगतानाम् इन्द्रियाद्युपसंहारेण एकाग्रतया स्वात्मसंवेद्यतापादनं योगः? तयोः ज्ञानयोगयोः व्यवस्थितिः व्यवस्थानं तन्निष्ठता। एषा प्रधाना दैवी सात्त्विकी संपत्। यत्र येषाम् अधिकृतानां या प्रकृतिः संभवति? सात्त्विकी सा उच्यते। दानं यथाशक्ति संविभागः अन्नादीनाम्। दमश्च बाह्यकरणानाम् उपशमः अन्तःकरणस्य उपशमं शान्तिं वक्ष्यति। यज्ञश्च श्रौतः अग्निहोत्रादिः। स्मार्तश्च देवयज्ञादिः? स्वाध्यायः ऋग्वेदाद्यध्ययनम् अदृष्टार्थम्। तपः वक्ष्यमाणं शारीरादि। आर्जवम् ऋजुत्वं सर्वदा।।किं च --,

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 16.1
Course position572 / 701
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