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अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्।दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम्।।16.2।।

ahinsā satyam akrodhas tyāgaḥ śhāntir apaiśhunam dayā bhūteṣhv aloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hrīr achāpalam

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 16, Verse 2
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
Harmlessness, truth, absence of anger, renunciation, peacefulness, absence of crookedness, compassion for beings, non-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, and absence of fickleness.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: non-violence, truth, freedom from anger, renunciation, peace, absence of malice, compassion, non-covetousness, gentleness, modesty, and steadiness, continuing the list with qualities oriented around how you actually treat other people.

In life: this section of the list is a genuinely useful, concrete inventory of relational character, worth using as an honest self-check on how you actually show up with other people day to day.

Teaching: pick three qualities from this specific list, non-violence, freedom from anger, absence of malice, compassion, gentleness, and honestly assess your own recent conduct in relationships against them, rather than assuming your self-image already matches the reality.

ahinsānon-violence
satyamtruthfulness
akrodhaḥabsence of anger
tyāgaḥrenunciation
śhāntiḥpeacefulness
apaiśhunamrestraint from fault-finding
dayācompassion
bhūteṣhutoward all living beings
aloluptvamabsence of covetousness
mārdavamgentleness
hrīḥmodesty
achāpalamlack of fickleness

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
16.2 अहिंसा harmlessness? सत्यम् truth? अक्रोधः absence of anger? त्यागः renunciation? शान्तिः peacefulness? अपैशुनम् absence of crookedness? दया compassion? भूतेषु in beings? अलोलुप्त्वम् noncovetousness? मार्दवम् gentleness? ह्रीः modesty? अचापलम् absence of fickleness.Commentary Ahimsa Noninjury in thought? word and deed. By refraining from injuring living creatures the outgoing forces of Rajas are curbed. Ahimsa is divided into physical? verbal and mental.Satyam Truth Speaking of things as they are? without uttering unpleasant words or lies. This includes selfrestraint? absence of jealousy? forgiveness? patience? endurance and kindness.Akrodhah Absence of anger when insulted? ruked or beaten? i.e.? even under the gravest provocation.Tyagah Renunciation -- literally? giving up giving up of Vasanas? egoism and the fruits of action. Charity is also Tyaga. This has already been mentioned in the previous verse.Santih Serenity of the mind.Apaisunam Absence of narrowmindedness.Daya Compassion to those who are in distress. A man of compassion has a tender heart. He lives only for the benefit of the world. Compassion indicates realisation of unity or oneness with other creatures.Aloluptvam Noncovetousness. The senses are not affected or excited when they come in contact with their respective objects the senses are withdrawn from the objects of the senses? just as the limbs of the tortoise are withdrawn by it into its own shell.Hrih It is shame felt in the performance of actions contrary to the rules of the Vedas or of society.Achapalam Not to speak or move the hands and legs in vain avoidance of useless action.Straightforwardness? noninjury? absence of anger? etc.? are special alities of the Brahmanas. They are the Sattvic virtues which belong to them.Moreover --