Shloka 3
Sāttvika-vṛtta-kathana (Brahmā on the Conduct of Sattva) — Chapter 38
Devanagari script
क्षमा धृतिरहिंसा च समता सत्यमार्जवम् | अक्रोधश्वानसूया च शौचं दाक्ष्यं पराक्रम:,आनन्द, प्रसन्नता, उन्नति, प्रकाश, सुख, कृपणताका अभाव, निर्भयता, संतोष, श्रद्धा, क्षमा, धैर्य, अहिंसा, समता, सत्य, सरलता, क्रोधका अभाव, किसीके दोष न देखना, पवित्रता, चतुरता और पराक्रम--ये सत्त्वगुणके कार्य हैं
Transliteration
kṣamā dhṛtir ahiṃsā ca samatā satyam ārjavam | akrodhaś cān asūyā ca śaucaṃ dākṣyaṃ parākramaḥ ||
Translation
Vāyu-deva said: “Forbearance, steadfastness, non-violence, even-mindedness, truthfulness, straightforwardness, freedom from anger, absence of fault-finding, purity, skillfulness, and valor—these are the characteristic expressions of the quality of sattva.”
Word by Word
क्षमाforbearance, forgiveness
क्षमा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootक्षमा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
धृतिःsteadfastness, fortitude
धृतिः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootधृति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अहिंसाnon-violence
अहिंसा:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअहिंसा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
समताequanimity, equality
समता:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसमता
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
सत्यम्truth
सत्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootसत्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
आर्जवम्straightforwardness, sincerity
आर्जवम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootआर्जव
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
अक्रोधःabsence of anger
अक्रोधः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअक्रोध
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अनसूयाnon-envy, not fault-finding
अनसूया:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअनसूया
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
शौचम्purity, cleanliness
शौचम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootशौच
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
दाक्ष्यम्skill, dexterity
दाक्ष्यम्:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootदाक्ष्य
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
पराक्रमःvalor, prowess
पराक्रमः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootपराक्रम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu-devaVerse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Sandhi Notes