Sanskrit · Devanagari
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्। स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते ॥
Sanskrit · IAST
anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priyahitaṃ ca yat svādhyāyābhyasanaṃ caiva vāṅmayaṃ tapa ucyate
English witness
Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882The speech which causes no sorrow, which is true, agreeable, and beneficial, and the study of the Vedas , (this) is called the penance vocal.
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Śaṅkarācārya
।।17.15।। --,अनुद्वेगकरं प्राणिनाम् अदुःखकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् प्रियहिते दृष्टादृष्टार्थे। अनुद्वेगकरत्वादिभिः धर्मैः वाक्यं विशेष्यते। विशेषणधर्मसमुच्चयार्थः चशब्दः। परप्रत्ययार्थं प्रयुक्तस्य वाक्यस्य सत्यप्रियहितानुद्वेगकरत्वानाम् अन्यतमेन द्वाभ्यां त्रिभिर्वा हीनता स्याद्यदि? न तद्वाङ्मयं तपः। तथा सत्यवाक्यस्य इतरेषाम् अन्यतमेन द्वाभ्यां त्रिभिर्वा विहीनतायां न वाङ्मयतपस्त्वम्। तथा प्रियवाक्यस्यापि इतरेषाम् अन्यतमेन द्वाभ्यां त्रिभिर्वा विहीनस्य न वाङ्मयतपस्त्वम्। तथा हितवाक्यस्यापि इतरेषाम् अन्यतमेन द्वाभ्यां त्रिभिर्वा विहीनस्य न वाङ्मयतपस्त्वम्। किं पुनः तत् तपः यत् सत्यं वाक्यम् अनुद्वेगकरं प्रियं हितं च? तत् तपः वाङ्मयम् यथा शान्तो भव वत्स? स्वाध्यायं योगं च अनुतिष्ठ? तथा ते श्रेयो भविष्यति इति। स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव यथाविधि वाङ्मयं तपः उच्यते।।
28d8866846fd…Rāmānuja
17.15 Verbal austerity consists in using words that do not hurt others, are true, are pleasing and are beneficial. It also involves studying scriptural texts.
cc52bfa042a9…Swami Sivananda
17.15 अनुद्वेगकरम् causing no excitement? वाक्यम् speech? सत्यम् truthful? प्रियहितम् pleasant and beneficial? च and? यत् which? स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनम् the practice of the study of the Vedas? च and? एव also? वाङ्मयम् of speech? तपः austerity? उच्यते is called.Commentary The words of the man who practises the austerity of speech cannot cause pain to others. His words will bring cheer and solace to others. His words prove beneficial to all. The organ of speech causes great distraction of mind. Control of speech is a difficult discipline but you will have to practise it if you want to attain supreme peace. Nothing is impossible for a man who has a firm determination? sincerity of purpose? iron will? patience and perseverance.It is said in Manu Smritiसत्यं ब्रूयात् प्रियं ब्रूयात् न ब्रूयात् सत्यमप्रियम्।प्रियं च नानृतं ब्रूयात् एष धर्मः सनातनः।।One should speak what is true one should speak what is pleasant. One should not speak what is true if it is not pleasant nor what is pleasant if it is false. This is the ancient Dharma.Excitement Pain to living beings.Speech? to be an austerity? must form an invariable combination of all the four attributes mentioned in this verse? viz.? nonexciting or nonpainful? truthful? pleasant and beneficial if it is wanting in one or the other of these attributes? it cannot form the austerity of speech. Speech may be pleasant but it it is lacking in the other three attributes? it will no longer be an austerity of speech.
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