Word meanings
- māna
- honor
- apamānayoḥ
- dishonor
- tulyaḥ
- equal
- tulyaḥ
- equal
- mitra
- friend
- ari
- foe
- pakṣayoḥ
- to the parties
- sarva
- all
- ārambha
- enterprises
- parityāgī
- renouncer
- guṇa-atītaḥ
- risen above the three modes of material nature
- saḥ
- they
- ucyate
- are said to have
Translations
Who is the same in honor and dishonor, the same to friend and foe, abandoning all undertakings, he is said to have transcended the dualities.
Who looks equally upon honor and dishonor, loves friends and foes alike, and abandons all initiative, such is he who transcends the qualities.
He who is the same under honor and dishonor, who is equitably disposed towards both friends and foes, who has renounced all undertakings—he is said to have gone beyond dualities.
जो धीर मनुष्य सुख-दुःखमें सम तथा अपने स्वरूपमें स्थित रहता है; जो मिट्टीके ढेले, पत्थर और सोनेमें सम रहता है जो प्रिय-अप्रियमें तथा अपनी निन्दा-स्तुतिमें सम रहता है जो मान-अपमानमें तथा मित्र-शत्रुके पक्षमें सम रहता है; जो सम्पूर्ण कर्मोंके आरम्भका त्यागी है, वह मनुष्य गुणातीत कहा जाता है।Commentary
He keeps a balanced mind in honour and dishonour. He is the same to friend and foe. He is not affected by the dual throng. He has risen above the Gunas. He rests in his own essential nature as Existence-Knowledge-Bliss Absolute. He abids in his own Self. He is a Gunatita (one who has transcended the alities of Nature) who is not affected by the play of the alities. He keeps an even outlook amidst changes. He maintains a clam eilibrium. He abandons all actions that can bring visible or invisible fruits or results but he does actions that are necessary for the bare maintenance of his body.
The alities described in verses 23? 24 and 25, such as indifference, etc., are the means for attaining liberation. They represent the ideal that you should have before you. The aspirant should cultivate them. But one attains knowledge of the Self when he abides in his own true nature. These attributes form part and parcel of his nature and serve as marks to indicate that he has crossed beyond the three alities. The Lord gives in the following verse the answer to the third estion of Arjuna How does one go beyond the three alities