BG 10.38
दण्डो दमयतामस्मि नीतिरस्मि जिगीषताम् ।
मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥
मौनं चैवास्मि गुह्यानां ज्ञानं ज्ञानवतामहम् ॥
daṇḍo damayatām asmi nītir asmi jigīṣatām
maunaṁ caivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham
maunaṁ caivāsmi guhyānāṁ jñānaṁ jñānavatām aham
Word-for-word meanings
damayatām — of subduers; asmi — I am; daṇḍaḥ — punishment; jigīṣatām — of those desirous of victory; asmi — I am; nītiḥ — diplomacy; ca — and; eva — indeed; guhyānām — of secrets; asmi — I am; maunam — silence; jñāna-vatām — [and] of the wise; aham — I [am]; jñānam — wisdom.
Translation
Of subduers I am punishment. Of those desirous of victory I am diplomacy. Of secrets I am silence, and of the wise I am wisdom.