SHAUCHA SANTOSHA TAPAH SVADHYAY ESHVARAPRANIDHANANI NIYAMAH ||32||
शौच संतोष तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः ॥३२॥
śauca saṁtoṣa tapaḥ svādhyāy-eśvarapraṇidhānāni niyamāḥ ||32||
Cleanliness (shaucha), contentment (santosha), self-discipline (tapas), learning from yourself (svadhyaya) and accepting your fate (iishvara-pranidhana) automatically translate into the practice of respect (niyama). ||32||
śauca = (iic.) inner and outer purity and cleanliness
saṁtoṣa = (iic.) contentment
tapaḥ = (acc. sg. n./nom. sg. n.) austerity; self-discipline
svādhyāya = (iic.) self-knowledge; learning from yourself; listening to yourself; paying heed to yourself
īśvara = (iic.) the personal God
praṇidhānāni = (acc. pl. n./nom. pl. n. ) devotion; trust
īśvara-praṇidhānāni = (acc. pl. n./nom. pl. n.) devotion to God; accepting one’s fate
niyamāḥ = (nom. pl. m. from niyama) rules of conduct vis-à-vis others