ಅಧ್ಯಾಯ 17, Slok 15
Text
ಅನುದ್ವೇಗಕರಂ ವಾಕ್ಯಂ ಸತ್ಯಂ ಪ್ರಿಯಹಿತಂ ಚ ಯತ್ | ಸ್ವಾಧ್ಯಾಯಾಭ್ಯಸನಂ ಚೈವ ವಾಙ್ಮಯಂ ತಪ ಉಚ್ಯತೇ ||೧೭-೧೫||
Transliteration
anudvegakaraṃ vākyaṃ satyaṃ priyahitaṃ ca yat . svādhyāyābhyasanaṃ caiva vāṅmayaṃ tapa ucyate ||17-15||
Meanings
17.15 Speech that causes no shock (hurt and fear etc.) and which is true, pleasant and beneficial, and also the practice of recitation of the scriptures are called the austerity of speech. - Adi