अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम् ।आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ॥
amānitvam adambhitvam ahiṃsā kṣāntir ārjavam |ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ ||
- अमानित्वम् · amānitvam
- absence of self-praise, humility
- अदम्भित्वम् · adambhitvam
- absence of pretense
- अहिंसा · ahiṃsā
- non-harming
- क्षान्तिः · kṣāntiḥ
- patience, forbearance
- आर्जवम् · ārjavam
- uprightness
- आचार्योपासनम् · ācāryopāsanam
- attendance on a teacher
- शौचम् · śaucam
- purity
- स्थैर्यम् · sthairyam
- steadfastness
- आत्मविनिग्रहः · ātma-vinigrahaḥ
- self-restraint
“Humility, unpretentiousness, non-harming, patience, uprightness, attendance on a teacher, purity, steadfastness, self-restraint —”
— Original plain-language translation
Knowledge is now defined as character: the famous list of virtues begins. Humility leads — learning starts where self-display ends. The catalog runs through verse 11, ending with the verdict that all else is ignorance.
— Reader's notes (original)