Bhagavad Gita · 17.16
॥
Devanāgarī
मनःप्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः ।
भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
manaḥ-prasādaḥ saumyatvaṁ maunam ātma-vinigrahaḥ |
bhāva-saṁśuddhir ity etat tapo mānasam ucyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
मनःप्रसादःmanaḥ-prasādaḥserenity (prasādaḥ) of mind (manaḥ).
सौम्यत्वम्saumyatvamgentleness, kindness, equanimity.
मौनम्maunamsilence, gravity.
आत्मविनिग्रहःātma-vinigrahaḥself-control, control of the mind.
भावसंशुद्धिःbhāva-saṁśuddhiḥpurity (saṁśuddhiḥ) of motive (bhāva).
इति एतत्iti etatall this.
तपः मानसम्tapaḥ mānasamausterity (tapas) of the mind (mānasam).
उच्यतेucyateis called.
Translation
“Serenity of mind, gentleness, gravity, self-control, and purity of motive — all this is called austerity of the mind.”
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