śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam
WORD BY WORD — PALAVRA POR PALAVRA
śamaḥ
peacefulness
damaḥ
self-control
tapaḥ
austerity
śaucam
purity
kṣāntiḥ
tolerance
ārjavam
honesty
eva
certainly
ca
and
jñānam
knowledge
vijñānam
wisdom
āstikyam
religiousness
brahma
of a brāhmaṇa
karma
duty
svabhāva-jam
born of his own nature
TRANSLATION — TRADUÇÃO
Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness – these are the natural qualities by which the brāhmaṇas work.
