BhG 10.38

daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣatām
maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatām aham

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syntax


damayatām (among those punishing) [aham] (I) daṇḍaḥ asmi (I am the stick),
jigīṣatām (among those desiring victory) [aham] (I) nītiḥ asmi (I am the policy),
guhyānām (among secrets) [aham] (I) maunaṁ asmi (I am silence),
jñānavatām ca (among those who have knowledge) aham (I) jñānaṁ [asmi] (I am the knowledge).

 

grammar

daṇḍaḥ – daṇḍa 1n.1 m. – stick, staff, punisment (from: √dṝ – to split, dāru – tree);
damayatām – damayant (√dam – to tame, to control, to subdue) caus. PPr 6n.3 m. – among those punishing;
asmi – √as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am;
nītiḥ – nīti 1n.1 f. – leading, guidance, conduct, policy (from: √nī – to lead);
asmi – √as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am;
jigīṣatām – jigīṣant (√ji – to conquer) des. PPr 6n.3 m.; jetum icchatām iti – among those desiring victory, desiring domination;
maunam – mauna 1n.1 n. – related to sages, silence, restrain of tongue (from: √man – to think, to imagine, muni – sage, saint, seer);
ca – av. – and;
eva – av. – certainly, just, merely;
asmi – √as (to be) Praes. P 3v.1 – I am;
guhyānām – guhya (√xguh – to cover, to hide) PF 6n.3 n. – among secrets (from: guhya – to be hidden, secret, mystery);
jñānam – jñāna 1n.1 n. – knowledge, wisdom, intelligence (from: √jñā – to know, to understand);
jñānavatām – jñāna-vant 6n.3 m. – among those who have knowledge (from: √jñā – to know, to understand, jñāna – knowledge, wisdom, intelligence; -mant / -vant – suffix denoting one who possesses);
aham – asmat sn. 1n.1 – I;

 

textual variants


jigīṣatām → nitiraśmi / jigīrṣatām / jihīrṣatām (a ray of policy / among those desiring victory / among those desiring to remove);
jñānavatām → jñānamatām (among those who have knowledge);
 
 



Śāṃkara


daṇḍo damayatāṃ damayitṝṇām asmy adāntānāṃ damana-kāraḥ | nītir asmi jigīṣatāṃ jetum icchatām | maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ gopyānām | jñānaṃ jñānavatām aham

 

Rāmānuja


niyamātikramaṇe daṇḍaṃ kurvatāṃ daṇḍo ‚ham / vijigīṣūṇāṃ jayopāyabhūtā nītir asmi / guhyānāṃ saṃbandhiṣu gopāneṣu maunam asmi / jñānavatāṃ jñānaṃ cāham

 

Śrīdhara


daṇḍa iti | damayatāṃ damana-kartṝṇāṃ sambandhī daṇḍo ‚smi | yenāsaṃyatā api saṃyatā bhavanti sa daṇḍo mad-vibhūtiḥ | jetum icchatāṃ sambandhinī sāmād apy upāya-rūpā nītir asmi | guhyānāṃ gopyānāṃ gopana-hetu-maunam avacanam aham asmi | na hi tūṣṇīṃ sthitasyābhiprāyo jñāyate | jñānavatāṃ tattva-jñānināṃ yaj jñānam tad aham asmi

 

Madhusūdana


damayatām adāntān utpathān pathi pravartayatām utpatha-pravṛttau nigraha-hetur daṇḍo ‚ham asmi | jigīṣatāṃ jetum icchatāṃ nītir nyāyo jayopāyasya prakāśako ‚ham asmi | guhyānāṃ gopyānāṃ gopana-hetur maunaṃ vācaṃ-yamatvam aham asmi | nahi tūṣṇīṃ sthitasyābhiprāyo jñāyate | guhyānāṃ gopyānāṃ madhye sa-saṃnyāsa-śravaṇa-manana-pūrvakam ātmano nididhyāsana-lakṣaṇaṃ maunaṃ vāham asmi | jñānavatāṃ jñānināṃ yac-chravaṇa-manana-nididhyāsana-paripāka-prabhavam advitīyātma-sākṣātkāra-rūpaṃ sarvājñāna-virodhi jñānaṃ tad aham asmi

 

Viśvanātha


damana-kartṝṇāṃ sambandhī daṇḍo ‚ham

 

Baladeva


damayatāṃ daṇḍa-kartṝṇāṃ sambandhī daṇḍo ‚ham | yenotpathagāḥ sat-pathe caranti sa daṇḍo mad-vibhūtir ity arthaḥ | jigīṣatāṃ jetum icchatāṃ sambandhinī nītir nyāyo ‚ham | guhyānāṃ śravaṇādibhyāṃ tasya śraiṣṭhyāt | jñānavatāṃ parāvarat-tattva-vidāṃ sambandhī tat-tad-viṣayaka-jñānam aham
 
 



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