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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 17, Verse 15 (17.15) means: Speech that does not wound, that is truthful, kind, and helpful, along with the regular study of sacred texts, is the discipline of speech.
अनुद्वेगकरं वाक्यं सत्यं प्रियहितं च यत्।स्वाध्यायाभ्यसनं चैव वाङ्मयं तप उच्यते।।17.15।।
anudvega-karaṁ vākyaṁ satyaṁ priya-hitaṁ cha yat svādhyāyābhyasanaṁ chaiva vāṅ-mayaṁ tapa uchyate
Speech that does not wound, that is truthful, kind, and helpful, along with the regular study of sacred texts, is the discipline of speech.
वाणी जो चोट न पहुँचाए, जो सच्ची, कोमल और हितकर हो, साथ ही पवित्र ग्रंथों का नियमित अध्ययन, यह वाणी का तप है।
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It is verse 15 of Chapter 17 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 28 verses in total.
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