Chapter 10 · Verse 38
Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्। मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्
daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣhatām maunaṁ chaivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham
Word Meanings
daṇḍaḥ — punishment; damayatām — amongst means of preventing lawlessness; asmi — I am; nītiḥ — proper conduct; asmi — I am; jigīṣhatām — amongst those who seek victory; maunam — silence; cha — and; eva — also; asmi — I am; guhyānām — amongst secrets; jñānam — wisdom; jñāna-vatām — in the wise; aham — I
Translation
Of punishers I am the rod of justice, of those who seek victory I am wise strategy, of secrets I am silence, and of the wise I am wisdom.
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