शमो दमस्तप: शौचं सन्तोष: क्षान्तिरार्जवम् । ज्ञानं दयाच्युतात्मत्वं सत्यं च ब्रह्मलक्षणम् ॥ २१ ॥
samo damas tapah saucam santosah ksantir arjavam jnanam dayacyutatmatvam satyam ca brahma-laksanam
- samah
- control of the mind
- damah
- control of the senses
- tapah
- austerity and penance
- saucam
- cleanliness
- santosah
- satisfaction
- ksantih
- forgiveness (being unagitated by anger)
- arjavam
- simplicity
- jnanam
- knowledge
- daya
- mercy
- acyuta-atmatvam
- accepting oneself as an eternal servant of the Lord
- satyam
- truthfulness
- ca
- also
- brahma-laksanam
- the symptoms of a brahmana.
The symptoms of a brahmana are control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity and penance, cleanliness, satisfaction, forgiveness, simplicity, knowledge, mercy, truthfulness, and complete surrender to the Supreme Personality of Godhead.