BG - 18.42

शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च।ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम्।।18.42।।

śhamo damas tapaḥ śhauchaṁ kṣhāntir ārjavam eva cha jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam

• śhamaḥ - tranquility
• damaḥ - restraint
• tapaḥ - austerity
• śhaucham - purity
• kṣhāntiḥ - patience
• ārjavam - integrity
• eva - certainly
• cha - and
• jñānam - knowledge
• vijñānam - wisdom
• āstikyam - belief in a hereafter
• brahma - of the priestly class
• karma - work
• svabhāva-jam - born of one’s intrinsic qualities

Translation

Serenity, self-restraint, austerity, purity, forgiveness, and uprightness, as well as knowledge, realization, and belief in God, are the duties of Brahmanas, born of their own nature.

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