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Bhagavad Gita 13.9

असक्ितरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु।।

asaktir anabhiṣhvaṅgaḥ putra-dāra-gṛihādiṣhu nityaṁ cha sama-chittatvam iṣhṭāniṣhṭopapattiṣhu

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
asaktiḥasaktiḥnon-attachment
anabhiṣhvaṅgaḥanabhiṣhvaṅgaḥabsence of craving
putraputrachildren
dāradāraspouse
gṛiha-ādiṣhugṛiha-ādiṣhuhome, etc
nityamnityamconstant
chachaand
sama-chittatvamsama-chittatvameven-mindedness
iṣhṭaiṣhṭathe desirable
aniṣhṭaaniṣhṭaundesirable
upapattiṣhuupapattiṣhuhaving obtained

Non-attachment, non-identification of the Self with son, wife, home, and the rest, and constant even-mindedness in the face of the attainment of both desirable and undesirable.

आसक्ति तथा पुत्र, पत्नी, गृह आदि में अनभिष्वङ्ग (तादात्म्य का अभाव); और इष्ट और अनिष्ट की प्राप्ति में समचित्तता।।