BG 18.42
शमो दमस्तपः शौचं क्षान्तिरार्जवमेव च ।
ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ॥
ज्ञानं विज्ञानमास्तिक्यं ब्रह्मकर्म स्वभावजम् ॥
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ kṣāntir ārjavam eva ca
jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam
jñānaṁ vijñānam āstikyaṁ brahma-karma svabhāva-jam
Word-for-word meanings
brahma-karma — the duties of brāhmaṇas; svabhāva-jam — born of their acquired nature; śamaḥ — [include] regulation of the mind; damaḥ — regulation of the external senses; tapaḥ — austerity; śaucam — purity; kṣāntiḥ — forbearance; ārjavam — simplicity; jñānam — knowledge; vijñānam — realization; eva ca — and indeed; āstikyam — theism [i.e., firm faith in scripture].
Translation
The duties of brāhmaṇas, born of their acquired nature, include regulation of the mind, regulation of the external senses, austerity, purity, forbearance, simplicity, knowledge, realization, and firm faith in scripture.