Bhagavad Gita · 12.13-14
॥
Devanāgarī
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च ।
निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥
सन्तुष्टः सततं योगी यतात्मा दृढनिश्चयः ।
मय्यर्पितमनोबुद्धिर्यो मद्भक्तः स मे प्रियः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
adveṣṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva ca |
nirmamo nirahaṅkāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣamī ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
अद्वेष्टाadveṣṭāone who bears no malice, who does not envy.
सर्वभूतानाम्sarva-bhūtānāmtoward all living beings.
मैत्रःmaitraḥfriendly.
करुणः एव चkaruṇaḥ eva caand truly compassionate.
निर्ममःnirmamaḥfree from the sense of “mine”.
निरहङ्कारःnirahaṅkāraḥfree from false ego.
समदुःखसुखःsama-duḥkha-sukhaḥone who regards distress (duḥkha) and happiness (sukha) alike (sama).
क्षमीkṣamīforgiving, patient.
सन्तुष्टः सततम्santuṣṭaḥ satatamever (satatam) content (santuṣṭaḥ).
योगीyogīthe yogī.
यतात्माyata-ātmāone who is self-controlled.
दृढनिश्चयःdṛḍha-niścayaḥone whose resolve (niścayaḥ) is firm (dṛḍha).
मयि अर्पितमनोबुद्धिःmayi arpita-manaḥ-buddhiḥone whose mind (manaḥ) and intellect (buddhi) are dedicated (arpita) to Me.
यः मद्भक्तःyaḥ mad-bhaktaḥone who is My devotee.
सः मे प्रियःsaḥ me priyaḥhe is dear to Me.
Translation
“One who bears no malice toward any living being, who is friendly and compassionate; who is free from the sense of “mine” and from false ego; who remains balanced in both happiness and distress, who is patient and forgiving; (13) who is ever content, who, being self-controlled, engages in yoga with firm determination, having dedicated his mind and intellect to Me — such a devotee of Mine is very dear to Me. (14)”
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