Chapter 13 · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga Yoga - The Yoga of the Field and the Knower of the FieldKrishna
Verse 8
श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता अध्याय 13, श्लोक 8
Sanskrit Shloka (श्लोक)
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम्।
आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः॥८॥
Transliteration
Amanitvam-Adambhitvam-Ahimsa Kshantir-Arjavam.
Acharyo-Upasanam Shaucham Sthairyam-Atma-Vinigrahah.
Word-by-Word Meaning (अन्वय)
अमानित्वम्amanitvamhumility
अदम्भित्वम्adambhitvamabsence of hypocrisy
अहिंसाahimsanon-violence
क्षान्तिःkshantihpatience/forgiveness
आर्जवम्arjavamstraightforwardness
आचार्योपासनम्acharyopasanamservice to the teacher
शौचम्shauchampurity
स्थैर्यम्sthairyamsteadfastness
आत्मविनिग्रहःatma-vinigrahahself-control
Hindi Translation (हिन्दी अर्थ)
विनम्रता, दम्भहीनता, अहिंसा, क्षमा, सरलता, गुरुसेवा, शुद्धि, स्थिरता और आत्मसंयम —
English Translation
Humility, absence of hypocrisy, non-violence, patience, straightforwardness, service to the teacher, purity, steadfastness, and self-control —
Commentary (टीका)
Krishna now begins listing the twenty qualities that constitute true knowledge (Jnana). These are not mere intellectual concepts but lived virtues that prepare the mind for spiritual realization. The first set includes moral and ethical qualities that form the foundation of spiritual life.