Sadhana Pada
Sentence 38
brahma charya pratishthayam virya labhah ||38||
ब्रह्मचर्य प्रतिष्ठायां वीर्यलाभः ॥३८॥
brahma-carya pratiṣṭhāyāṁ vīrya-lābhaḥ ||38||
Performing each action with an awareness of a higher ideal (brahma-charya) engenders tremendous strength. ||38||
brahma (ब्रह्म, brahma) = (acc.sg.n./nom.sg.n. from ) God; the absolute
charya (चर्य, carya) = (iic.) to change; to transform; to transition; to move; to walk
brahmacharya (ब्रह्मचर्य, brahmacarya) = transitioning to an awareness of the absolute; to be a monk; hence also frequently connotes celibacy
pratishthayam (प्रतिष्ठायाम्, pratiṣṭhāyām) = (loc. sg. f. from pratishtha (प्रतिष्ठा, pratiṣṭhā)) fixed; permanent stable
virya (वीर्य, vīrya) = (iic.) life force; vitality; strength; force
labhah (लाभः, lābhaḥ) = (nom. sg. m. from labha (लाभ, lābha)) require; achieve
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