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Bhagavad Gita 10.5
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Sanskrit
अहिंसा समता तुष्टिस्तपो दानं यशोऽयशः।
भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः
भवन्ति भावा भूतानां मत्त एव पृथग्विधाः
Transliteration
ahiṁsā samatā tuṣṭis tapo dānaṁ yaśo 'yaśaḥ bhavanti bhāvā bhūtānāṁ matta eva pṛthag-vidhāḥ
Synonyms
mahā: ṛṣayaḥ — the great sages;
sapta: seven;
pūrve: before;
catvāraḥ: four;
manavaḥ: Manus;
tathā: also;
mat: bhāvāḥ — born of Me;
mānasāḥ: from the mind;
jātāḥ: born;
yeṣām: of them;
loke: in the world;
imāḥ: all this;
prajāḥ: population .;
English Meaning
The seven great sages and before them the four other great sages and the Manus [progenitors of mankind] come from Me, born from My mind, and all the living beings populating the various planets descend from them.
Life Theme
Seeing Greatness
Life Application
Appreciating excellence and inspiration in leaders, teachers, or nature.