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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 11.17.16

శమో దమస్తప: శౌచం సన్తోష: క్షాన్తిరార్జవమ్ । మద్భ‍‍క్తిశ్చ దయా సత్యం బ్రహ్మప్రకృతయస్త్విమా: ॥ ౧౬ ॥
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ
[shamo damas tapah shaucham]
santoṣaḥ kṣāntir ārjavam
[santoshah kshaantir aarjavam]
mad-bhaktiś ca dayā satyaṁ
[mad-bhaktish cha dayaa satyam]
brahma-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
[brahma-prakritayas tv imaah]
śamaḥ — peacefulness damaḥ — sense control tapaḥ — austerity śaucam — cleanliness santoṣaḥ — full satisfaction kṣāntiḥ — forgiveness ārjavam — simplicity and straightforwardness mat-bhaktiḥ — devotional service unto Me ca — also dayā — mercy satyam — truth brahma — of the brāhmaṇas prakṛtayaḥ — the natural qualities tu — indeed imāḥ — these.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śamo damas tapaḥ śaucaṁ
śamaḥ
peacefulness
damaḥ
sense control
tapaḥ
austerity
śaucam
cleanliness
santoṣaḥ kṣāntir ārjavam
santoṣaḥ
full satisfaction
kṣāntiḥ
forgiveness
ārjavam
simplicity and straightforwardness
mad-bhaktiś ca dayā satyaṁ
mat-bhaktiḥ
devotional service unto Me
ca
also
dayā
mercy
satyam
truth
brahma-prakṛtayas tv imāḥ
brahma
of the brāhmaṇas
prakṛtayaḥ
the natural qualities
tu
indeed
imāḥ
these.
Peacefulness, self-control, austerity, cleanliness, satisfaction, tolerance, simple straightforwardness, devotion to Me, mercy and truthfulness are the natural qualities of the brāhmaṇas.
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Control of the mind, control of the senses, austerity, cleanliness, satisfaction, tolerance, simplicity, devotion to me, mercy and truthfulness are the natural qualities of the brāhmaṇas. The bhakti or devotion in the brāhmaṇa is only secondary bhakti.
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