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Bhagavad Gita 2.57

यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्। नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।

yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śhubhāśhubham nābhinandati na dveṣhṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā

Word-by-Word

SanskritTransliterationMeaning
yaḥyaḥwho
sarvatrasarvatrain all conditions
anabhisnehaḥanabhisnehaḥunattached
tattatthat
tattatthat
prāpyaprāpyaattaining
śhubhaśhubhagood
aśhubhamaśhubhamevil
nananeither
abhinandatiabhinandatidelight in
nananor
dveṣhṭidveṣhṭidejected by
tasyatasyahis
prajñāprajñāknowledge
pratiṣhṭhitāpratiṣhṭhitāis fixed

He who is everywhere without attachment, upon encountering anything good or bad, neither rejoices nor hastens; his wisdom is firm.

जो सर्वत्र अति स्नेह से रहित हुआ उन शुभ तथा अशुभ वस्तुओं को प्राप्त कर न प्रसन्न होता है और न द्वेष करता है? उसकी प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठित (स्थिर) है।।