अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् | दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ||१६-२||
ahiṃsā satyamakrodhastyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam . dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam ||16-2||
- ahiṁsā
- nonviolence
- satyam
- truthfulness
- akrodhaḥ
- freedom from anger
- tyāgaḥ
- renunciation
- śāntiḥ
- tranquillity
- apaiśunam
- aversion to fault-finding
- dayā
- mercy
- bhūteṣu
- towards all living entities
- aloluptvam
- freedom from greed
- mārdavam
- gentleness
- hrīḥ
- modesty
- acāpalam
- determination
The Supreme Personality of Godhead said: Fearlessness; purification of one’s existence; cultivation of spiritual knowledge; charity; self-control; performance of sacrifice; study of the Vedas; austerity; simplicity; nonviolence; truthfulness; freedom from anger; renunciation; tranquillity; aversion to faultfinding; compassion for all living entities; freedom from covetousness; gentleness; modesty; steady determination; vigor; forgiveness; fortitude; cleanliness; and freedom from envy and from the passion for honor – these transcendental qualities, O son of Bharata, belong to godly men endowed with divine nature.