Shloka 42

भीष्मविक्रमदर्शनं तथा क्रौञ्चारुणव्यूहविधानम् | Bhīṣma’s Ascendancy and the Organization of the Krauñcāruṇa Formation

Devanagari script

शमो5 दमस्तप: 3 शौच क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव" 5 च | ज्ञानं? विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं८ 5 ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्‌

Transliteration

śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca | jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam ||

Translation

Serenity of mind, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forbearance, and straightforwardness; also knowledge, realized discernment, and faith in the sacred order—these are the natural duties that arise from one’s inborn disposition as a brāhmaṇa.

Word by Word

शमःtranquility, calmness

दमःself-control

तपःausterity

शौचम्purity, cleanliness

क्षान्तिःforbearance, patience

आर्जवम्straightforwardness, honesty

एवindeed, just

चand

ज्ञानम्knowledge

विज्ञानम्discernment, realized knowledge

आस्तिक्यम्faith (in the Veda/afterlife), piety

ब्रह्मकर्मthe duty/work of a Brahmin

स्वभावजम्born of (one's) own nature; innate

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Arjuna

brāhmaṇa (as a social-spiritual role)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Geographic Context

Sandhi Notes