बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः ।सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ॥
buddhir jñānam asaṃmohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ | sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo 'bhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayam eva ca ||
- बुद्धिः · buddhiḥ
- understanding
- ज्ञानम् · jñānam
- knowledge
- असंमोहः · asaṃmohaḥ
- freedom from delusion
- क्षमा · kṣamā
- patience, forgiveness
- सत्यम् · satyam
- truth
- दमः · damaḥ
- self-restraint
- शमः · śamaḥ
- calmness
- सुखम् दुःखम् · sukham duḥkham
- pleasure and pain
- भवः अभावः · bhavaḥ abhāvaḥ
- coming-to-be and ceasing
- भयम् अभयम् · bhayam abhayam
- fear and fearlessness
“Understanding, knowledge, freedom from delusion, patience, truth, self-restraint, calm — pleasure and pain, coming-to-be and ceasing, fear and fearlessness...”
— Original plain-language translation
The catalogue of human states begins, continued in the next verse. Inner virtues and outer fortunes are gathered together. All will be claimed as issuing from Krishna alone.
— Reader's notes (original)