Bhagavad Gita · Vibhuti YogaChapter 10, Shloka 38 (10.38)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम्
मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम्
॥ 10.38 ॥
daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām
maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham
Translation
"I am the rod of those who govern, the statecraft of those who seek victory; among secrets I am silence, and I am the knowledge of the knowing."
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. daṇḍaḥ damayatāṃ damayitṝṇām asmi — the means of controlling those who are not under control; nītiḥ asmi jigīṣatāṃ jetum icchatām; maunaṃ caiva asmi guhyānāṃ gopyānām.
Acharya Ramanuja. niyamātikramaṇe daṇḍaṃ kurvatāṃ daṇḍaḥ aham — the punishment of those who punish when a rule is broken; vijigīṣūṇāṃ jayopāyabhūtā nītiḥ asmi; guhyānāṃ sambandhiṣu gopaneṣu maunam asmi.
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