भगवद्गीता bhagavad-gītā - chapter-17, verse-15

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अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत् ।
स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते ॥१५॥

15. anudvegakaraṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priyahitaṁ ca yat ,
svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ caiva vāṅmayaṁ tapa ucyate.

15. anudvegakaram vākyam satyam priyahitam ca yat
svādhyāyābhyasanam ca eva vāṅmayam tapaḥ ucyate

15. yat anudvegakaram satyam priyahitam ca vākyam
svādhyāyābhyasanam ca eva vāṅmayam tapaḥ ucyate

15. Speech (vākya) that is truthful, agreeable, beneficial, and does not cause agitation, along with the regular study and practice of scriptures (svādhyāya), is declared to be verbal austerity (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

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अनुद्वेगकरम् (anudvegakaram) - not causing agitation, inoffensive, non-disturbing

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, sentence, words

सत्यम् (satyam) - truthful, true, reality

प्रियहितम् (priyahitam) - agreeable and beneficial, pleasant and good

च (ca) - and, also

यत् (yat) - which, that

स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनम् (svādhyāyābhyasanam) - study and practice of one's scriptures

च (ca) - and, also

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

वाङ्मयम् (vāṅmayam) - verbal, consisting of words, related to speech

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance, spiritual fervor

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

अनुद्वेगकरम् (anudvegakaram) - not causing agitation, inoffensive, non-disturbing

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of anudvegakara

anudvegakara - not causing agitation, inoffensive

compound of a (not), udvega (agitation), and kara (causing)

Compound type : nañ-bahuvrīhi (a+udvega+kara)

a – not, non-, un-
indeclinable
negative particle
udvega – agitation, distress, anxiety
noun (masculine)
from root √vij (to tremble) with prefix ud
Prefix: ud
Root: vij (class 6)
kara – causing, making, producer
noun (masculine)
Agent noun
from root √kṛ (to do, to make)
Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: qualifies vākyam

वाक्यम् (vākyam) - speech, sentence, words

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vākya

vākya - speech, sentence, words

derived from vāc (speech)

Note: subject

सत्यम् (satyam) - truthful, true, reality

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of satya

satya - truthful, true, reality, sincerity

derived from sat (being, existing)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: qualifies vākyam

प्रियहितम् (priyahitam) - agreeable and beneficial, pleasant and good

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of priyahita

priyahita - agreeable and beneficial, pleasant and good

compound of priya (agreeable, dear) and hita (beneficial, good)

Compound type : dvandva (priya+hita)

priya – agreeable, dear, beloved, pleasant
adjective (neuter)
hita – beneficial, good, placed, kind
adjective (neuter)
Past Passive Participle
from root √dhā (to place, to hold) used as an adjective
Root: dhā (class 3)

Note: qualifies vākyam

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: connects attributes of vākyam

यत् (yat) - which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who, what

relative pronoun

Note: refers to vākyam

स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनम् (svādhyāyābhyasanam) - study and practice of one's scriptures

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of svādhyāyābhyasana

svādhyāyābhyasana - study and practice of one's scriptures

compound of svādhyāya (self-study of scriptures) and abhyasana (practice, repetition)

Compound type : dvandva (svādhyāya+abhyasana)

svādhyāya – self-study, recitation of Vedas, study of scriptures
noun (masculine)
compound of sva (self) and adhyāya (study), from √i (to go) with prefix adhi
Prefix: adhi
Root: i (class 2)
abhyasana – practice, repetition, study
noun (neuter)
verbal noun
from root √as (to throw, to cast) with prefixes abhi and ā
Prefixes: abhi+ā
Root: as (class 4)

Note: part of the list defining vāṅmayam tapas

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

conjunction

Note: connects vākyam and svādhyāyābhyasanam

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

emphatic particle

Note: emphasizes the connection

वाङ्मयम् (vāṅmayam) - verbal, consisting of words, related to speech

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vāṅmaya