Friday, September 30, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 16/Verse 1

श्रीभगवानुवाच
अभयं सत्त्वसंशुद्धिर्ज्ञानयोगव्यवस्थितिः ।
दानं दमश्च यज्ञश्च स्वाध्यायस्तप आर्जवम् ॥१६- १॥

śrībhagavānuvāca
abhayaṃ sattvasaṃśuddhirjñānayogavyavasthitiḥ ।

dānaṃ damaśca yajñaśca svādhyāyastapa ārjavam ॥16- 1॥

The Blessed Lord said, fearlessness, purity of being, directed towards the yoga of knowledge, charity, self-control and sacrifice, repeating to oneself, and righteousness, 


śrībhagavān (masculine, nominative, singular) = the Blessed Lord

uvāca (past tense, 3rd person, singular) = said 

abhayam (feminine, nominative, singular) = fearlessness 

sattvasaṃśuddhis (feminine, nominative, singular) = purity of being 

jñānayogavyavasthitis (jñāna + yoga + vyavasthitis) (feminine, nominative, singular) = directed towards the yoga of knowledge 

dānam (neuter, nominative, singular) = charity  

damas (masculine, nominative, singular) = self-control 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and 

yajñas (masculine, nominative, singular) = sacrifice 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and 

svādhyāyastapa (masculine, nominative, singular) = repeating to oneself 

ārjavam (neuter, nominative, singular) = righteousness 


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