Word meanings
- yaḥ
- who
- sarvatra
- in all conditions
- anabhisnehaḥ
- unattached
- tat
- that
- tat
- that
- prāpya
- attaining
- śubha
- good
- aśubham
- evil
- na
- neither
- abhinandati
- delight in
- na
- nor
- dveṣṭi
- dejected by
- tasya
- his
- prajñā
- knowledge
- pratiṣṭhitā
- is fixed
Translations
He who is everywhere without attachment, upon encountering anything good or bad, neither rejoices nor hastens; his wisdom is firm.
He who, wherever he goes, is not attached to any person or place by ties of flesh; who accepts good and evil alike, neither welcoming the one nor shrinking from the other—take him to be one who is merged in the Infinite.
The wisdom of that person remains established who has no attachment to anything anywhere, who neither welcomes nor rejects anything, whatever good or bad, when they come across it.
सब जगह आसक्तिरहित हुआ जो मनुष्य उस-उस शुभ-अशुभको प्राप्त करके न तो अभिनन्दित होता है और न द्वेष करता है, उसकी बुद्धि प्रतिष्ठित है।Commentary
The sage possesses poised understanding or evenness of mind. He does not rejoice in pleasure nor is he averse to pain that may befall him. He is ite indifferent as he is rooted in the Self. He has no attachment even for his life or body as he identifies himself with Brahman or the Supreme Self. He will not praise anybody when the latter does any good to him nor censure anyone when one does him any harm. This is the answer given by the Lord to Arjunas ery How does a sage of steady wisdom talk