Chapter 10, Verse 38
Part of 10: Vibhūti Yog — विभूतियोगदण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्। मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्॥
Transliteration
daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣhatām maunaṁ chaivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham
Meaning
Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; and among secrets, I am silence; I am knowledge among knowers.
Word-by-word meaning
daṇḍaḥ — punishmentdamayatām — amongst means of preventing lawlessnessasmi — I amnītiḥ — proper conductasmi — I amjigīṣhatām — amongst those who seek victorymaunam — silencecha — andeva — alsoasmi — I amguhyānām — amongst secretsjñānam — wisdomjñāna-vatām — in the wiseaham — I
Commentary
Niti Diplomacy, polity. Maunam The silence produced by constant meditation on Brahman or the Self. Jnanam Knowledge of the Self.
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Of those who punish, I am the scepter; among those who seek victory, I am statesmanship; and among secrets, I am silence; I am knowledge among knowers.
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This is verse 38 of Chapter 10 (Vibhūti Yog — Yoga through Appreciating the Infinite Opulences of God) of the Bhagavad Gita, a scripture of 18 chapters and 700 verses spoken by Lord Krishna to Arjuna.