शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च | ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ||१८-४२||
śamo damastapaḥ śaucaṃ kṣāntirārjavameva ca . jñānaṃ vijñānamāstikyaṃ brahmakarma svabhāvajam ||18-42||
- śamaḥ
- peacefulness
- damaḥ
- self-control
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- śaucam
- purity
- kṣāntiḥ
- tolerance
- ārjavam
- honesty
- eva
- certainly
- ca
- and
- jñānam
- knowledge
- vijñānam
- wisdom
- āstikyam
- religiousness
- brahma
- of a brāhmaṇa
- karma
- duty
- svabhāva-jam
- born of his own nature
Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, purity, tolerance, honesty, knowledge, wisdom and religiousness – these are the natural qualities by which the brāhmaṇas work.