Chapter 14, Verse 24
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः। तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
samaduḥkhasukhaḥ svasthaḥ samaloṣṭāśmakāñcanaḥ। tulyapriyāpriyo dhīrastulyanindātmasaṃstutiḥ।।14.24।।
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- sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ
- one to whom pain and pleasure are equal
- svasthaḥ
- self-abiding; established in the Self
- sama-loṣṭa-aśma-kāñcanaḥ
- one to whom a clod, a stone, and gold are equal
- tulya-priya-apriyaḥ
- one to whom the dear and the unpleasant are the same
- dhīraḥ
- wise; steadfast (one)
- tulya-nindā-ātma-saṁstutiḥ
- one to whom blame and self-praise are equal
Commentary
24. He to whom pain and pleasure are alike, who dwells in the Self, to whom a clod of earth and stone and gold are alike, to whom the dear and the undear are alike, who is a man of wisdom, to whom censure and praise are same ;
Source: Alladi Mahadeva Sastri, The Bhagavad-Gita with the Commentary of Sri Shankaracharya (1897), public domain
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sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ
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