Gita Verse 10.38

Bhagavad Gita: Chapter 10, Verse 38

Sanskrit Verse

दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्।

मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्।।10.38।।

Transliteration

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

Swami Sivananda's translation

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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