Bhagavad Gita 14.25
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः।सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते।।
mānāpamānayos tulyas tulyo mitrāri-pakṣhayoḥ sarvārambha-parityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa uchyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| māna | māna | honor |
| apamānayoḥ | apamānayoḥ | dishonor |
| tulyaḥ | tulyaḥ | equal |
| tulyaḥ | tulyaḥ | equal |
| mitra | mitra | friend |
| ari | ari | foe |
| pakṣhayoḥ | pakṣhayoḥ | to the parties |
| sarva | sarva | all |
| ārambha | ārambha | enterprises |
| parityāgī | parityāgī | renouncer |
| guṇa-atītaḥ | guṇa-atītaḥ | risen above the three modes of material nature |
| saḥ | saḥ | they |
| uchyate | uchyate | are said to have |
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.
जो मान और अपमान में सम है; शत्रु और मित्र के पक्ष में भी सम है, ऐसा सर्वारम्भ परित्यागी पुरुष गुणातीत कहा जाता है।।