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Bhagavad Gita

Chapter 18 · Mokṣa Sannyāsa Yoga

Shloka 18.42

Lesson 665 of 701 · database edition c6fce3959544

Scene and context

Integration, surrender, freedom and the final counsel. How do the Gita’s teachings come together in its final counsel?

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Shloka · Devanagari

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्॥

Shloka · Roman transliteration

śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva chajñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam

Sandhi-vicheda

śhamaḥ+damaḥ+tapaḥ+śhaucham+kṣhāntiḥ+ārjavam+eva+cha+jñānam+vijñānam+āstikyam+brahma+karma+svabhāva-jam

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Meaning of each word

śhamaḥsource form

tranquility

damaḥsource form

restraint

tapaḥsource form

austerity

śhauchamsource form

purity

kṣhāntiḥsource form

patience

ārjavamsource form

integrity

evasource form

certainly

chasource form

and

jñānamsource form

knowledge

vijñānamsource form

wisdom

āstikyamsource form

belief in a hereafter

brahmasource form

of the priestly class

karmasource form

work

svabhāva-jamsource form

born of one’s intrinsic qualities

Translation

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Bhāṣya · Commentary

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Commentarial traditionĀdi ŚaṅkarācāryaAdvaita VedāntaEditionBhagavad Gītā Bhāṣya of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya — Sanskrit draft · classical-sa-draft-1

Editorial statusDraft Sanskrit text · scholarly review pending

।।18.42।। --,शमः दमश्च यथाव्याख्यातार्थौ? तपः यथोक्तं शारीरादि? शौचं व्याख्यातम्? क्षान्तिः क्षमा? आर्जवम् ऋजुता एव च ज्ञानं विज्ञानम्? आस्तिक्यम् आस्तिकभावः श्रद्दधानता आगमार्थेषु? ब्रह्मकर्म ब्राह्मणजातेः कर्म स्वभावजम् -- यत् उक्तं स्वभावप्रभवैर्गुणैः प्रविभक्तानि इति तदेवोक्तं स्वभावजम् इति।।

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Academic recordBhagavad Gita 18.42

Course position665 / 701

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