Sanskrit · Devanagari
अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम्। दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
ahiṃsā satyamakrodhastyāgaḥ śāntirapaiśunam dayā bhūteṣvaloluptvaṃ mārdavaṃ hrīracāpalam
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882study of the Vedas penance straightforwardness harmlessness truth freedom from anger
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।16.2।। --,अहिंसा अहिंसनं प्राणिनां पीडावर्जनम्। सत्यम् अप्रियानृतवर्जितं यथाभूतार्थवचनम्। अक्रोधः परैः आक्रुष्टस्य अभिहतस्य वा प्राप्तस्य क्रोधस्य उपशमनम्। त्यागः संन्यासः? पूर्वं दानस्य उक्तत्वात्। शान्तिः अन्तःकरणस्य उपशमः। अपैशुनं अपिशुनता परस्मै पररन्ध्रप्रकटीकरणं पैशुनम्? तदभावः अपैशुनम्। दया कृपा भूतेषु दुःखितेषु। अलोलुप्त्वम् इन्द्रियाणां विषयसंनिधौ अविक्रिया। मार्दवं मृदुता अक्रौर्यम्। ह्रीः लज्जा। अचापलम् असति प्रयोजने वाक्पाणिपादादीनाम् अव्यापारयितृत्वम्।।किं च --,
36bf747d8e80…Rāmānuja
16.2 'Non-injury' is abstaining from injury to others. 'Truth' is communication by words of what one knows for certain and what is conducive to the good of others. 'Freedom from anger' is the absence in oneself of the mental state, which, if permitted, leads to injury to others. 'Renunciation' is the abandonment of everything that is contrary to the good of the self. 'Tranillity' is practice of controlling the senses from their propensity towards sense-objects. 'Not-slandering others' means refraining oneself from speech that may cause evil to others. 'Compassion to all beings' means one's incapacity to stand the suffering of others. 'Aloluptvam' means freedom from desire for sense-objects. 'Gentleness' means absence of harshness, and being worthy of associating with the good. 'Sense of shame' is shrinking from doing what should not be done. 'Acapalam' means being unattracted by objects enjoyable by the senses even when they are at hand.
ea737b11cf92…Swami Sivananda
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 --
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