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Tattva Bodha · passage 6

Calm

शमः कः? मनोनिग्रहः ।
śamaḥ kaḥ? manonigrahaḥ |

What is śama? The stilling of the mind.

In plain words

What is śama (calm)? Mastery over the mind.