Chapter 18 Verse 42 of 78

• śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaḿ
• kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca
• jñānaḿ vijñānam āstikyaḿ
• brahma-karma svabhāva-jam

Translation

Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness — these are the natural qualities by which the brāhmaṇas work.

Synonyms

• 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 brahmana

• karma

  duty

• jam

  born of his own nature.

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