Bhagavad Gita · 13.8
॥
Devanāgarī
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम् ।
आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
amānitvam adambhitvam ahiṁsā kṣāntir ārjavam |
ācāryopāsanaṁ śaucaṁ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अमानित्वम्amānitvamhumility, absence of the craving for honor.
अदम्भित्वम्adambhitvamabsence of pride and hypocrisy.
अहिंसाahiṁsānonviolence.
क्षान्तिःkṣāntiḥtolerance, forgiveness.
आर्जवम्ārjavamsimplicity, uprightness.
आचार्योपासनम्ācārya-upāsanamservice (upāsanam) to a true spiritual master (ācārya).
शौचम्śaucampurity (external and internal).
स्थैर्यम्sthairyamsteadfastness, resolve.
आत्मविनिग्रहःātma-vinigrahaḥself-control, self-mastery.
Translation
“Humility, absence of pride, nonviolence, tolerance, simplicity, service to a bona fide spiritual master, purity, steadfastness, and self-control;”
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