Devanagari
सन्तुष्टा: करुणा मैत्रा: शान्ता दान्तास्तितिक्षव: ।
आत्मारामा: समदृश: प्रायश: श्रमणा जना: ॥ १९ ॥
Verse text
santuṣṭāḥ karuṇā maitrāḥ
śāntā dāntās titikṣavaḥ
ātmārāmāḥ sama-dṛśaḥ
prāyaśaḥ śramaṇā janāḥ
Synonyms
santuṣṭāḥ
—
self-satisfied
;
karuṇāḥ
—
merciful
;
maitrāḥ
—
friendly
;
śāntāḥ
—
pacified
;
dāntāḥ
—
self-controlled
;
titikṣavaḥ
—
tolerant
;
ātma
—
ārāmāḥ — enthused from within
;
sama
—
dṛśaḥ — possessed of equal vision
;
prāyaśaḥ
—
for the most part
;
śramaṇāḥ
—
endeavoring diligently (for self-realization)
;
janāḥ
—
the people .
Translation
The people of Satya-yuga are for the most part self-satisfied, merciful, friendly to all, peaceful, sober and tolerant. They take their pleasure from within, see all things equally and always endeavor diligently for spiritual perfection.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
The people of Satya-yuga are for the most part self-satisfied, merciful, friendly to all, peaceful, sober, tolerant, and ātmārāma. They see all things equally and endeavor to understand ātmā.
Śramanāḥ means the people are engaged in trying to realize ātmā.
Purport
Sama-darśana,
equal vision, is based on the perception of the Supreme Spirit behind all material variety and within all living entities.