Mūla — the verse
Gita Press numberingबुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसंमोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः।
सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च
buddhir jñānam asammohaḥ kṣhamā satyaṁ damaḥ śhamaḥ
sukhaṁ duḥkhaṁ bhavo ’bhāvo bhayaṁ chābhayameva cha
Anuṣṭubh
Translation
Swami Gambhīrānanda · follows Śaṅkara-bhāṣyaIntelligence, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, control of the external organs, control of the internal organs, happiness, sorrow, birth, death, and fearlessness;
हिन्दी अनुवाद — Swami Tejomayānanda
बुद्धि, ज्ञान, मोह का अभाव, क्षमा, सत्य, दम (इन्द्रिय संयम), शम (मन: संयम), सुख, दु:ख, जन्म और मृत्यु, भय और अभय।।
Pronunciation — Vaamshii
from Vaamshiiबुद् धिर् ज्ञान म सम्मो हः
क्षमा सत्यन् दमश् शमः
सुखन् दुःखम् भवोऽभा वः
भयञ् चाभय मेव च
॥ ४ ॥
Read each split group as one breath-unit; hyphens join pādas kept whole for the meter or a compound word. Symbols: # upadhmānīya (visarga before p/ph), % jihvāmūlīya (visarga before k/kh), ऽ avagraha (an elided a). Full method →
Word by word
padārthabuddhiḥintellect
jñānamknowledge
asammohaḥclarity of thought
kṣhamāforgiveness
satyamtruthfulness
damaḥcontrol over the senses
śhamaḥcontrol of the mind
sukhamjoy
duḥkhamsorrow
bhavaḥbirth
abhāvaḥdeath
bhayamfear
chaand
abhayamcourage
evacertainly
chaand
Themes
from The Thematic Companion to the Bhagavad GītāMeaning — Questions & Solutions
from Q&A with KnA10.4From whom do intelligence, wisdom, forgiveness, truth and control arise?
Intelligence, wisdom, non-delusion, forgiveness, truth, control of the external organs, control of the internal organs, happiness, sorrow, birth, death, and fearlessness;
The verse itself, in Swami Gambhīrānanda's rendering, is the answer. For reasoned solutions to knotty verses, browse the Q&A index.