Bhagavad Gita 4.22
यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः। समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते।।
yadṛichchhā-lābha-santuṣhṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau cha kṛitvāpi na nibadhyate
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| yadṛichchhā | yadṛichchhā | which comes of its own accord |
| lābha | lābha | gain |
| santuṣhṭaḥ | santuṣhṭaḥ | contented |
| dvandva | dvandva | duality |
| atītaḥ | atītaḥ | surpassed |
| vimatsaraḥ | vimatsaraḥ | free from envy |
| samaḥ | samaḥ | equipoised |
| siddhau | siddhau | in success |
| asiddhau | asiddhau | failure |
| cha | cha | and |
| kṛitvā | kṛitvā | performing |
| api | api | even |
| na | na | never |
| nibadhyate | nibadhyate | is bound |
Content with what comes to him without effort, free from the pairs of opposites and envy, even-minded in success and failure, he acts yet is not bound.
यदृच्छया (अपने आप) जो कुछ प्राप्त हो उसमें ही सन्तुष्ट रहने वाला, द्वन्द्वों से अतीत तथा मत्सर से रहित, सिद्धि व असिद्धि में समभाव वाला पुरुष कर्म करके भी नहीं बन्धता है।।