बुद्धिर्ज्ञानमसम्मोहः क्षमा सत्यं दमः शमः | सुखं दुःखं भवोऽभावो भयं चाभयमेव च ||१०-४||
buddhirjñānamasammohaḥ kṣamā satyaṃ damaḥ śamaḥ . sukhaṃ duḥkhaṃ bhavo.abhāvo bhayaṃ cābhayameva ca ||10-4||
Chapter 10 · Verse 4
Vibhuti Yoga
विभूतियोग
In plain words
Intellect is the power which the Antahkarana (the fourfold inner instrument -- the mind the subconscious mind intellect and egoism) has of understanding subtle objects. Wisdom is knowledge of the Self. Nondelusion is freedom from illusion.
Translation
10.4 Intelligence, knowledge, non-delusion, forbearance truth, restraint, self-control, pleasure, pain, exaltation depression, fear and fearlessness;
Meaning
Intellect is the power which the Antahkarana (the fourfold inner instrument -- the mind the subconscious mind intellect and egoism) has of understanding subtle objects. Wisdom is knowledge of the Self. Nondelusion is freedom from illusion. It consists in acting with discrimination when anything has to be done or kown at the moment. Patience is the nonagitation of the mind when assaulted or abused. Not thinking of any harm of evil for those who ahve assulted or abused is also patience. Patience is enduring without lamentation the three kinds of pains. Adhyatmika. Adhidaivika and Adhibhautika Taapas. Fever etc. is Adhyatmika pain. Pain or discomfort from severe cold heat too much rain thunder and lightning is Adhidaivika pain. Pain from scorpionsting snakite and wild animals is Adhibhautika pain. Satyam or truth is veracity. It is speaking of ones own actual or real experience of things as actually heard or seen. There is not the least twisting or exaggeration or the slightest modification of facts. Dama or selfrestraint is control of the external senses. It is withdrawal of the senses (ear skin eyes tongue and nose) from their respective objects (viz. sound touch form palatable foods and fragrance). Sama is calmness or tranillity of the mind produced by checking the mind from thinking of external objects of the senses and by disconnecting it from the senses. Sukham Happiness. That which has Dharma or virtue as its chief cause and that which is favourable to all beings is happiness. Duhkham That which has Adhrama as its cause and that which is unfavourable to all beings is pain. That which appears is Bhavah. Sat is Bhavah. Asat or unreality is Abhavah.
Word by word
बुद्धिः intellect ज्ञानम् wisdom असंमोहः nondelusion क्षमा forgiveness सत्यम् truth दमः selfrestraint शमः calmness सुखम् happiness दुःखम् pain भवः birth or existence अभावः nonexistence भयम् fear च and अभयम् fearlessness एव even च and.