BG 17.14

देवद्विजगुरुप्राज्ञपूजनं शौचमार्जवम् ।
ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसा च शारीरं तप उच्यते ॥
deva-dvija-guru-prājña-pūjanaṁ śaucam ārjavam
brahmacaryam ahiṁsā ca śārīraṁ tapa ucyate

Word-for-word meanings

pūjanam — worship;  deva — [of] the devas;  dvija — the qualified brāhmaṇas;  guru — teachers [and / or elders];  prājña — [and] enlightened beings;  śaucam — [as well as] purity;  ārjavam — simplicity;  brahmacaryam — continence;  ca — and;  ahiṁsā — non-violence;  ucyate — is said to be;  tapaḥ — austerity;  śārīram — related to the body.

Translation

Worship of the devas, the brāhmaṇas, teachers, and enlightened beings, as well as purity, simplicity, continence, and non-violence, are said to be austerities related to the body.

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