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Bhagavad Gita 2.56

दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः। वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते।।

duḥkheṣhv-anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣhu vigata-spṛihaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir uchyate

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
duḥkheṣhuduḥkheṣhuamidst miseries
anudvigna-manāḥanudvigna-manāḥone whose mind is undisturbed
sukheṣhusukheṣhuin pleasure
vigata-spṛihaḥvigata-spṛihaḥwithout craving
vītavītafree from
rāgarāgaattachment
bhayabhayafear
krodhaḥkrodhaḥanger
sthita-dhīḥsthita-dhīḥenlightened person
muniḥmuniḥa sage
uchyateuchyateis called

He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not long for pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.

दुख में जिसका मन उद्विग्न नहीं होता सुख में जिसकी स्पृहा निवृत्त हो गयी है? जिसके मन से राग? भय और क्रोध नष्ट हो गये हैं? वह मुनि स्थितप्रज्ञ कहलाता है।।