Chapter 2 · Verse 57
Transcendental Knowledge
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्। नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता
yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śhubhāśhubham nābhinandati na dveṣhṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā
Word Meanings
yaḥ — who; sarvatra — in all conditions; anabhisnehaḥ — unattached; tat — that; tat — that; prāpya — attaining; śhubha — good; aśhubham — evil; na — neither; abhinandati — delight in; na — nor; dveṣhṭi — dejected by; tasya — his; prajñā — knowledge; pratiṣhṭhitā — is fixed
Translation
He who is unattached to everything, who neither rejoices upon gaining good nor recoils from evil, his wisdom is firmly established.
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