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Bhagavad Gita · 16.2 · Yoga through Discerning the Divine and Demoniac Natures·2 of 24

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्

ahinsā satyam akrodhas tyāgaḥ śhāntir apaiśhunam

dayā bhūteṣhv aloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hrīr achāpalam

Sanskrit recitation

Divine qualities to grow · 16.1–16.5 · Teaching

Translation

Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness, compassion for beings, non-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, and absence of fickleness.

Meaning

Ahimsa Noninjury in thought, word and deed. By refraining from injuring living creatures the outgoing forces of Rajas are curbed. Ahimsa is divided into physical, verbal and mental.Satyam Truth Speaking of things as they are, without uttering unpleasant words or lies. This includes selfrestraint, absence of jealousy, forgiveness, patience, endurance and kindness.Akrodhah Absence of anger when insulted, ruked or beaten, i.e., even under the gravest provocation.Tyagah Renunciation -- literally, giving up giving up of Vasanas, egoism and the fruits of action. Charity is also Tyaga. This has already been mentioned in the previous verse.Santih Serenity of the mind.Apaisunam Absence of narrowmindedness.Daya Compassion to those who are in distress. A man of compassion has a tender heart. He lives only for the benefit of the world. Compassion indicates realisation of unity or oneness with other creatures.Aloluptvam Noncovetousness

After Swami Sivananda

Divine qualities to grow· 16.1–16.5

Teachers usually read this idea across several verses together, one shared reflection covers the whole unit.

Word-by-word
dayā
compassion
satyam
truthfulness
ahinsā
non-violence
hrīḥ
modesty
mārdavam
gentleness
tyāgaḥ
renunciation
achāpalam
lack of fickleness
akrodhaḥ
absence of anger
aloluptvam
absence of covetousness
apaiśhunam
restraint from fault-finding
bhūteṣhu
toward all living beings
śhāntiḥ
peacefulness

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