Thursday, October 13, 2016

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 17/Verse 16

मनः प्रसादः सौम्यत्वं मौनमात्मविनिग्रहः ।

भावसंशुद्धिरित्येतत्तपो मानसमुच्यते ॥१७- १६॥

manaḥ prasādaḥ saumyatvaṃ maunamātmavinigrahaḥ ।

bhāvasaṃśuddhirityetattapo mānasamucyate ॥17- 16॥

The mind which is peaceful, gentle, silent, self-restrained, pure of being, this is called mental austerity. 


manas (neuter, nominative, singular) = mind

prasādas (masculine, nominative, singular) = peaceful

saumyatvam (neuter, nominative, singular) = gentle 

maunam (neuter, nominative, singular) = silent

ātmavinigrahas (masculine, nominative, singular) = self-restraint  

bhāvasaṃśuddhis (feminine, nominative, singular) = pure of being 

iti (punctuation) (indeclinable) = (syntax marker)

etad (pronoun, 3rd person, neuter, nominative, singular) = this 

tapas (neuter, nominative, singular) = austerity 

mānasam (neuter, nominative, singular) = mental 

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

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