Viveka-cūḍāmaṇi

sahanaṁ sarva-duḥkhānām apratīkāra-pūrvakam

sahanaṁ sarva-duḥkhānām apratīkāra-pūrvakam |
cintā-vilāpa-rahitaṁ sā titikṣā nigadyate ||
(Viveka-cūḍāmaṇi: 24)

“Endurance of all hardships
Preceded by non-counteraction
[i.e., non-resistance, non-remediation, or non-retaliation to such hardships]
And free from anxiety and lamentation
Is called forbearance (titikṣā).”

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śāstrasya guru-vākyasya satya-buddhy-avadhāraṇam

śāstrasya guru-vākyasya satya-buddhy-avadhāraṇam |
sā śraddhā kathitā sadbhir yayā vastūpalabhyate ||
(Viveka-cūḍāmaṇi: 25)

“Affirmation [alt., determination, or acceptance] through discernment of the truthfulness of the statements of the guru and śāstra—this is said by the wise to be śraddhā, and by it Reality is perceived.”

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