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dama mastery.
damana [taming, subduing, conquering].
dana giving. danam [nominative] ...

Dama - control of the senses and the mind. To restrain oneself from negative actions, such as stealing, lying and negative thoughts.
Uparati - to stand above things.
Titiksha - to be steadfast, disciplined. To endure through and overcome all difficulties.

- Dama (restraint, control) is the strengthening of the mind to be able to resist the control of the senses, and the training of the senses to be used only as instruments of the mind.
- Uparati (withdrawal, renunciation) is the abandonment of all activities that are not one's Dharma (Duty).

- restrain of control of the senses to be used as instruments of mind.
Uparati - a natural renunciation or withdrawal from all activities except one's duty or Dharma, that will be achieved after Viveka, Vairagya, Sama and .

: control of senses
dana: charity, giving
danda: direct conflict with the opponent
darshan: vision, making visible, sight
daya: compassion, mercy
deva: god
dharana: concentration
dharma: righteous way of living as enjoined by the sacred scriptures, virtue, properties, duty ...

DAIVIC: Divine.
: Control of senses.
DARSHAN: Vision.
DAYA: Mercy.
DEHA: Body.
DEVAS: Celestial beings.
DHARANA: Concentration.
DHARMA: Righteous way of living as enjoined by the sacred scriptures, virtue.
DHYANA: Meditation.
DIVYA-DRISHTI: Divine perception.
DVESHA: Repulsion; hatred; dislike.

Manusmrity, written by the ancient sage Manu, prescribes ten essential rules for the observance of dharma: Patience (dhriti), forgiveness (kshama), piety or self control (), non-stealing (asteya), sanctity (shauch), control of senses (indraiya-nigrah), reason (dhi), knowledge or learning (vidya), ...

(the control of external sense organs).
Uparati (the cessation of these external organs so restrained, from the pursuit of objects other than that, or it may mean the abandonment of the prescribed works according to scriptural injunctions).[note 41]
Titikṣa (the tolerating of tāpatraya).

6. Abandonment of desires at all times is called. Sama and restraint of the external functions of the organs is called .
7. Turning away completely from all sense-objects is the height of Uparati, and patient endurance of all sorrow or pain is known as Titiksha which is conducive to happiness.

Shama (calmness, peaceful mind)
(rational control of the senses)
Uparati (withdrawal from worldly distractions)
Titiksha (forbearance, endurance)
Shraddha (intense faith)
Samadhana (mental balance, concentration)
Mumukshutva: Yearning for moksha to the point that other desires fade.

Sama and - Getting above humanly desires and achieve complete control of senses.
Uparati- The state of ultimate satisfaction
Titiksha- Capacity of endurance above all earthy pains.
Shradha- Development of intense faith
Samadhana- Complete devotion to knowledge ...

 See also: Sat-chit-ananda, Alasya, Prajapati, Katichakrasana, Sushruta Samhita

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