Bhagavad Gita
Vibhuti-yoga (The Yoga of Divine Manifestations)10.38
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Bhagavad Gita · 10.38
Devanāgarī

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् ।
मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥

Transliteration (IAST)

daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣatām |
maunaṁ caivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham ||

Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
दण्डःdaṇḍaḥpunishment, the rod of chastisement
दमयताम्damayatāmof all means of subduing, among those who punish
अस्मिasmiI am
नीतिः अस्मिnītiḥ asmiI am policy, strategy
जिगीषताम्jigīṣatāmof those who seek victory
मौनम् च एवmaunam ca evaand I indeed am silence
अस्मि गुह्यानाम्asmi guhyānāmof all secrets
ज्ञानम्jñānamknowledge
ज्ञानवताम्jñānavatāmof the wise
अहम्ahamI
Translation

“Of all means of restraint I am punishment, and of those who seek victory I am strategy. Of all secrets I am silence, and I am the wisdom of the wise.”

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