Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17/Verse 14

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् ।


ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ॥१७- १४॥

devadvijaguruprājñapūjanaṃ śaucamārjavam ।

brahmacaryamahiṃsā ca śārīraṃ tapa ucyate ॥17- 14॥

Honoring the gods, the twice-born, the teacher, and the man of wisdom, purity, virtue, chastity, and non-violence are said to be bodily austerity. 


devadvijaguruprājñapūjanam (deva + dvija + guru + prājña + pūjanam) (neuter, nominative, singular) = honoring the gods, the twice-born, the teacher, and man of wisdom 

śaucam (neuter, nominative, singular) = purity 

ārjavam (neuter, nominative, singular) = virtue 


brahmacaryam (neuter, nominative, singular) = chastity 

ahiṃsā (feminine, nominative, singular) = non-violence 

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and 

śārīram (adverb) (indeclinable) = bodily 

tapas (neuter, nominative, singular) = austerity  

ucyate (present tense, passive, 3rd person, singular) = it is said to be 

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