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शमॊ दमस तपः शौचं कषान्तिर आर्जवम एव च जञानं विज्ञानम आस्तिक्यं बरह्मकर्म सवभावजम
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam
WORD BY WORD
śamaḥ peacefulness; damaḥ self-control; tapaḥ austerity; śaucam purity; kṣāntiḥ tolerance; ārjavam honesty; eva certainly; ca and; jñānam knowledge; vijñānam wisdom; āstikyam religiousness; brahma of a brāhmaṇa; karma duty; svabhāva-jam born of his own nature;
TRANSLATION
| Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness – these are the natural qualities by which the brāhmaṇas work.
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