Thursday, October 13, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17/Verse 15

अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् ।

स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते ॥१७- १५॥


anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priyahitaṃ ca yat ।



svādhyāyābhyasanaṃ caiva vāṅmayaṃ tapa ucyate ॥17- 15॥

An utterance which does not cause distress, true, agreeable and beneficial, recited and practiced; indeed, it is called austerity consisting of words. 



anudvegakaram (neuter, nominative, singular) = not causing distress


vākyam (neuter, nominative, singular) = utterance


satyam (neuter, nominative, singular) = true


priyahitam (priya + hitam) (neuter, nominative, singular) = agreeable and beneficial 


ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and 


yad (pronoun, 3rd person, neuter, nominative, singular) = which 


svādhyāyābhyasanam (svādhyāya + abhyasanam) (neuter, nominative, singular) = recitation and practice

ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and 


eva (adverb) (indeclinable) = indeed


vāṅmayam (vāc + mayam) (neuter, nominative, singular) = consisting of words


tapas (neuter, nominative, singular) = austerity


ucyate (present tense, passive, 3rd person, singular) = it is called 



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