CC Ādi 8.55

Adi-līlā, Chapter 8, Text 55

সুশীল, সহিষ্ণু, শান্ত, বদান্য, গম্ভীর ।
মধুর–বচন, মধুর–চেষ্টা, মহাধীর ॥ ৫৫ ॥

suśīla, sahiṣṇu, śānta, vadānya, gambhīra
madhura-vacana, madhura-ceṣṭā, mahā-dhīra

Word by word

suśīla — well behaved; sahiṣṇu — tolerant; śānta — peaceful; vadānya — magnanimous; gambhīra — grave; madhura-vacana — sweet words; madhura-ceṣṭā — sweet endeavor; mahā-dhīra — completely sober.

Translation

He was gentle, tolerant, peaceful, magnanimous, grave, sweet in his words and very sober in his endeavors.