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ससंदर्भ स्पष्टीकरणं कुरुत ।[3M]

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Question 13 Marks
तस्मात् क्रोधं विवर्जयेत्।
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Translation: Therefore anger should be abandoned.
Explanation: This shloka has been taken from the poem "दशकं धर्मलक्षणम्". Among ten characteristics of religion, the last one is अक्रोधः. अक्रोध means to abstain from anger. Anger snatches away the good results of a person's meditation, hard work, charity and good deeds. So, it is said that anger should be abandoned. As the saying कोधः पापस्य लक्षणम्।
"कोधः महान् रिपुः" means anger is the greatest enemy of human being. To be successful in life, anger should be abandoned. Anger affects our memory and intellect severally.
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Question 23 Marks
न हृष्यति ग्लायति वा स विज्ञेयो जितेन्द्रिय।
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Translation: A person who remains stable (neutral) in happiness or sorrow is known as conqueror of sense organs.
Explanation: "इन्द्रियनिग्रह" is the sixth character of religion. "इन्द्रियनिग्रह" means control over sense organs. One who is the slave of sense organs does not have any control one them. One who has not any control over his sense organs gets entangled in different desires and become sad. The person who does not feel joy or become sad (means remains nuetral or stable) by listening, by touching, by seeing, by eating or by smelling is known as the conqueror of sense organs. In the Gita also, the characteristics of such vicissitudes are mentioned.
Ears, skin, eyes, tougue and nose are the entry points through which words, touch, beauty, taste and smell enter our body. A person gets entangled in different desires and become sad. So, to be happy, a person should conquer these five sense organs which cause his downfull.
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Question 33 Marks
स दान्तो द्विज उच्यते।
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Translation: Such a Brahmin is called a Brahmin who has suppressed his desires.
Explanation: "दशकं धर्मलक्षणम्" means ten characteristics of religion have been described in Manu Smiriti. These ten characteristics are meant for human beings. The ten shlokas that reflect the characteristics of religion help us to develope our understanding and we can understand their importance.
The third characteristic of religion is दमः. दमः means suppression of sense organs. The person who does not feel happy in big tasks or does not worry in difficulties (means remains nuetral) is indeed called a Brahmin with sharp wit and stable mind. द्विजः means Brahmin. द्विः जायते इति द्विजः।
Those who have performed Upnayan Samskara are called द्विजः. द्विजः means born two times. A person is born first at his parents house while he is born again at the place where he is given knowledge by his guru. All literate people are called द्विजः A human being gets entangled in different desires and become sad. So, to be happy a human being should control his sense organs and follow the path of spirituality.
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Question 43 Marks
बुद्धिः सा पार्थ सात्त्विकी
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Translation: O Arjun! It is called virtuous intellect.
Explanation: This shloka has been taken from the poem "दशकं धर्मलक्षणम्". The seventh characteristic of relgion is "धीः" means intellect. The shloka says, "O Arjun! The intellect which can judge the difference between activities and abstinence from activities, between worth-doing and not worth-doing tasks, between fear and fearlessness and between bondage and salvation is called virtuous intellect. In the 18th chapter of the Gita, Lord Krishna mentions three types of intellect Satviki, Rajsi and Tamsi.
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Question 53 Marks
शौचं च द्विविधं प्रोक्तं बाह्यमाभ्यन्तरं तथा।
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Translation: Purity is of two kinds:
(1) external purity and
(2) internal purity.
Explaination: This sloka indicates the meaing of the fifth characterisitc of religion "शौचम्". "शौचम्" means cleanliness or purity. We clean our body everyday but internal purity is also equally important. Internal purity means purity of thinking and emotions. Moreover, abandonement of malice feelings towards any individual is also called internal purity. If a person is not internally pure, his devotion is useless. Besides, without internal purity, the external purity is meaningless.
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