VedaLink

Ancient wisdom, verse by verse.

Bhagavad Gita 12.13

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च।निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी।।

adveṣhṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva cha nirmamo nirahankāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣhamī

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
adveṣhṭāadveṣhṭāfree from malice
sarva-bhūtānāmsarva-bhūtānāmtoward all living beings
maitraḥmaitraḥfriendly
karuṇaḥkaruṇaḥcompassionate
evaevaindeed
chachaand
nirmamaḥnirmamaḥfree from attachment to possession
nirahankāraḥnirahankāraḥfree from egoism
samasamaequipoised
duḥkhaduḥkhadistress
sukhaḥsukhaḥhappiness
kṣhamīkṣhamīforgiving

He who hates no creature, is friendly and compassionate to all, is free from attachment and egoism, is balanced in pleasure and pain, and is forgiving.

भूतमात्र के प्रति जो द्वेषरहित है तथा सबका मित्र तथा करुणावान् है; जो ममता और अहंकार से रहित, सुख और दु:ख में सम और क्षमावान् है।।