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Ch 16•Verse 2
Adhyāya 16 • Shloka 2

अहिंसा सत्यमक्रोधस्त्यागः शान्तिरपैशुनम् | दया भूतेष्वलोलुप्त्वं मार्दवं ह्रीरचापलम् || २ ||

ahiṁsā satyam akrodhas tyāgaḥ śāntir apaiśunam | dayā bhūteṣv aloluptvaṁ mārdavaṁ hrīr acāpalam || 2 ||

"Nonviolence; truthfulness; freedom from anger; renunciation; tranquillity; aversion to faultfinding; compassion for all living entities; freedom from covetousness; gentleness; modesty; steady determination;"

Historical Context

The Direct Meaning

Continuing the list of divine qualities, Krishna focuses heavily on interpersonal and emotional traits: ahiṁsā (nonviolence), satyam (truth), akrodhas (freedom from anger), tyāgaḥ (renunciation), śāntir (tranquillity), apaiśunam (aversion to faultfinding), dayā bhūteṣv (compassion for all beings), aloluptvaṁ (freedom from greed), mārdavaṁ (gentleness), hrīr (modesty), and acāpalam (steady determination).

Translated from the original Sanskrit text

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