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Chapter 10, Slok 38

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daNDo damayatAmasmi nItirasmi jigISatAm | maunaM caivAsmi guhyAnAM jJAnaM jJAnavatAmaham ||10-38||

Transliteration

daṇḍo damayatāmasmi nītirasmi jigīṣatām . maunaṃ caivāsmi guhyānāṃ jñānaṃ jñānavatāmaham ||10-38||

Meanings

10.38 Of those that punish, I am the principle of punishment. Of these that seek victory, I am policy. Of secrets, I am also silence. And of those who are wise, I am wisdom. - Adi