Bhagavad Gita · 12.17
॥
Devanāgarī
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति ।
शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः ॥
Transliteration (IAST)
yo na hṛṣyati na dveṣṭi na śocati na kāṅkṣati |
śubhāśubha-parityāgī bhaktimān yaḥ sa me priyaḥ ||
Word-by-word
SanskritIASTMeaning
यःyaḥone who.
न हृष्यतिna hṛṣyatidoes not rejoice, does not exult excessively.
न द्वेष्टिna dveṣṭidoes not feel aversion, does not hate.
न शोचतिna śocatidoes not grieve.
न काङ्क्षतिna kāṅkṣatidoes not crave, does not passionately desire.
शुभाशुभपरित्यागीśubha-aśubha-parityāgīone who has renounced (parityāgī) the good (śubha) and the bad (aśubha).
भक्तिमान्bhaktimānfull of devotion, devoted.
यः सःyaḥ saḥhe who.
मे प्रियःme priyaḥis dear to Me.
Translation
“One who neither rejoices nor feels aversion, who neither grieves nor craves, who has renounced the consequences of both good and evil deeds — such a devotee is very dear to Me.”
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