Bhagavad Gita 14.24
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।
sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ tulya-priyāpriyo dhīras tulya-nindātma-sanstutiḥ
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sama | sama | alike |
| duḥkha | duḥkha | distress |
| sukhaḥ | sukhaḥ | happiness |
| sva-sthaḥ | sva-sthaḥ | established in the self |
| sama | sama | equally |
| loṣhṭa | loṣhṭa | a clod |
| aśhma | aśhma | stone |
| kāñchanaḥ | kāñchanaḥ | gold |
| tulya | tulya | of equal value |
| priya | priya | pleasant |
| apriyaḥ | apriyaḥ | unpleasant |
| dhīraḥ | dhīraḥ | steady |
| tulya | tulya | the same |
| nindā | nindā | blame |
| ātma-sanstutiḥ | ātma-sanstutiḥ | praise |
Who is the same in pleasure and pain, who dwells in the Self, to whom a clod of earth, a stone, and gold are all alike, who is the same to the dear and the unfriendly, who is firm, and to whom censure and praise are one and the same.
जो स्वस्थ (स्वरूप में स्थित), सुख-दु:ख में समान रहता है तथा मिट्टी, पत्थर और स्वर्ण में समदृष्टि रखता है; ऐसा वीर पुरुष प्रिय और अप्रिय को तथा निन्दा और आत्मस्तुति को तुल्य समझता है।।