Bhagavad Gita · 4.22
॥
Devanāgarī
यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः ।
समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yadṛcchālābhasantuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ |
samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टःyadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭaḥone who is content (santuṣṭaḥ) with what comes (lābha) of its own accord (yadṛcchā)
द्वन्द्वातीतःdvandva-atītaḥone who has transcended (atītaḥ) duality (dvandva)
विमत्सरःvimatsaraḥfree from envy (matsara)
समःsamaḥequipoised, evenly disposed
सिद्धौ असिद्धौsiddhau asiddhautoward success (siddhau) and failure (asiddhau)
चcaand
कृत्वा अपिkṛtvā apieven while acting
न निबध्यतेna nibadhyatehe is not bound [by the bonds of karma]
Translation
“One who is content with whatever comes of its own accord, who has risen above duality, is free from envy and remains steady in both success and failure — such a person, even while acting, is not bound by the consequences.”
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