Chapter 18: Conclusion -- The Perfection of Renunciation

Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Bhagavad-gita As It Is 18.42

samo damas tapah saucam

kshantir arjavam eva ca

jnanam vijnanam astikyam

brahma-karma svabhava-jam

SYNONYMS

samah -- peacefulness; damah -- self-control; tapah -- austerity; saucam -- purity; kshantih -- tolerance; arjavam -- honesty; eva -- certainly; ca -- and; jnanam -- knowledge; vijnanam -- wisdom; astikyam -- religiousness; brahma -- of a brahmana; karma -- duty; svabhava-jam -- born of his own nature.

TRANSLATION

Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness -- these are the natural qualities by which the brahmanas work.

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