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श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 13.8 — अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा in Grantha · 𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

🕉️ hindu·📿 11× repetitions·🕐 Morning self-reflection or during study of scripture (svadhyaya)·📜 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 8
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हिन्दी / देवनागरीతెలుగుதமிழ்ಕನ್ನಡമലയാളംગુજરાતીবাংলাଓଡ଼ିଆਪੰਜਾਬੀEnglishසිංහල𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌨𑍍𑌥

Origin & Story

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 13, Verse 8 · Bhagavan Sri Krishna (as recorded by Maharishi Veda Vyasa) · Ancient (part of the Mahabharata, c. 5th–2nd century BCE in present form)

In Chapter 13, Krishna draws the great distinction between the kshetra (the field, the body and nature) and the kshetrajna (the knower, the soul). Before describing the knowable Supreme, He defines knowledge itself not as theory but as a list of virtues, of which this verse is the opening. Vedantic teachers cherish this passage as a practical syllabus of spiritual character.

✦ As told in scripture

Sages teach that one who steadily cultivates the virtues of this verse finds knowledge dawning of its own accord; the humility and self-control it prescribes are said to purify the heart until the Self shines forth unobstructed.

The Mantra

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𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾 𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌰𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌵𑌮𑍍।𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌂 𑌶𑍗𑌚𑌂 𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑌾𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃॥

amānitvam adambhitvam ahinsā kṣhāntir ārjavam āchāryopāsanaṁ śhauchaṁ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ

Meaning:अमानित्व, अदम्भित्व, अहिंसा, क्षमा, आर्जव, आचार्य की सेवा, शुद्धि, स्थिरता और आत्मसंयम।।

Word-by-Word Meaning

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𑌅𑌮𑌾𑌨𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊amānitvamhumbleness, absence of pride
𑌅𑌦𑌮𑍍𑌭𑌿𑌤𑍍𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊adambhitvamfreedom from hypocrisy, unpretentiousness
𑌅𑌹𑌿𑌂𑌸𑌾🔊ahinsānon-violence, non-injury
𑌕𑍍𑌷𑌾𑌨𑍍𑌤𑌿𑌃🔊kṣhāntiḥforgiveness, patience
𑌆𑌰𑍍𑌜𑌵𑌮𑍍🔊ārjavamsimplicity, uprightness
𑌆𑌚𑌾𑌰𑍍𑌯𑍋𑌪𑌾𑌸𑌨𑌮𑍍🔊āchārya-upāsanamservice of the Guru, reverence to the teacher
𑌶𑍗𑌚𑌮𑍍🔊śhauchamcleanliness of body and mind, purity
𑌸𑍍𑌥𑍈𑌰𑍍𑌯𑌮𑍍🔊sthairyamsteadfastness, firmness
𑌆𑌤𑍍𑌮𑌵𑌿𑌨𑌿𑌗𑍍𑌰𑌹𑌃🔊ātma-vinigrahaḥself-control

Benefits of Chanting श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 13.8 — अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा

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Lists the foundational virtues that constitute true knowledge (jnana)

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Cultivates humility (amanitva) and freedom from hypocrisy (adambhitva)

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Establishes non-violence, forgiveness and uprightness in conduct

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Encourages reverence and service to the spiritual teacher (acharya)

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Develops purity, steadfastness and self-control

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A complete daily check-list for character and spiritual growth

How to Chant श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 13.8 — अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा

Repetitions11times
Best TimeMorning self-reflection or during study of scripture (svadhyaya)

Recite the verse slowly and dwell on each virtue in turn — humility, sincerity, non-violence, forgiveness, uprightness, devotion to the teacher, purity, steadiness, self-control. Use it as a daily mirror to examine your conduct and gently strengthen whichever quality is weakest, for Krishna calls these very virtues 'knowledge'.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page shows the complete श्रीमद्भगवद्गीता 13.8 — अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा written in the Grantha script — the same Sanskrit/Hindi verses, transliterated character-by-character so you can read and chant comfortably. Tap any line (or the ▶ button) to hear it recited aloud.
Yes — only the script changes; the words and their meaning are the original. The verse-by-verse meaning, benefits and how-to-chant guidance on this page apply exactly the same.
In Bhagavad Gita 13.8 Krishna teaches that true knowledge (jnana) is not mere information but a transformed character. Humility, non-violence, purity, self-control and the other virtues are the means to wisdom and the natural expression of one who truly knows.
Amanitva is humility — the absence of self-importance and the craving to be honoured. Krishna places it first because pride is the greatest obstacle to wisdom, and humility is the soil in which knowledge grows.
It begins here in verse 13.8 and continues through several verses (to 13.12), enumerating around twenty qualities such as detachment, evenness of mind and unswerving devotion. This verse opens that celebrated catalogue of wisdom.
Treat the nine qualities named here as a daily discipline. Choose one to cultivate consciously each week — for example forgiveness (kshanti) or self-control (atma-vinigraha) — and let the whole verse guide the steady refinement of character.

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