Bhagavad Gita · 2.57
॥
Devanāgarī
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम् ।
नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham |
nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यःyaḥhe who.
सर्वत्रsarvatratoward everything, everywhere.
अनभिस्नेहःanabhisnehaḥis free from attachment, devoid of affection.
तत् तत्tat tatthis or that, with this or that.
प्राप्यprāpyaencountering, receiving, meeting.
शुभाशुभम्śubha-aśubhamthe good (śubha) and the bad (aśubha).
न अभिनन्दतिna abhinandatidoes not rejoice, does not exult.
न द्वेष्टिna dveṣṭiand does not hate, feels no aversion.
तस्यtasyahis.
प्रज्ञाprajñāintelligence, consciousness, wisdom.
प्रतिष्ठिताpratiṣṭhitāis established, has become steady.
Translation
“One who is free from all worldly attachment, who neither rejoices when something good befalls him nor recoils when something bad befalls him — the consciousness of such a person is truly established.”
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