Bhagavad-gītā 10.4
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बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः। सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च।।10.4।।
buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥ sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ’bhāvo bhayaṁ chābhayameva cha
Intelligence, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear, and fearlessness;
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| buddhiḥ | intellect |
| jñānam | knowledge |
| asammohaḥ | clarity of thought |
| kṣhamā | forgiveness |
| satyam | truthfulness |
| damaḥ | control over the senses |
| śhamaḥ | control of the mind |
| sukham | joy |
| duḥkham | sorrow |
| bhavaḥ | birth |
| abhāvaḥ | death |
| bhayam | fear |
| cha | and |
| abhayam | courage |
| eva | certainly |
| cha | and |
Intellect is the power which the Antahkarana has of understanding subtle objects. Nondelusion is freedom from illusion.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Move from the four-verse core to representative opulences without mistaking examples for an exhaustive inventory.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaIntelligence, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, control of the external organs, control of the internal organs, happiness, sorrow, birth, death, and fearlessness;
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaIntelligence, knowledge, non-delusion, forbearance, truth, restraint, self-control, pleasure, pain, exaltation, and depression, fear, and fearlessness;
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaIntellect is the power which the Antahkarana has of understanding subtle objects. Nondelusion is freedom from illusion.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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- 1
Intelligence, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, self-control, calmness, pleasure, pain, birth, death, fear
- 2
buddhiḥ: intellect
- 3
duḥkham: sorrow
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