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Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2: Sankhya Yoga · Speaker: Krishna

Bhagavad Gita 2.57

Krishna says that a person who is not attached to anything, and who neither celebrates good things nor hates bad ones when they come, has wisdom that is firmly set.

Bhagavad Gita 2.57

यः सर्व­त्रा­न­भि­स्ने­ह­स्त­त्त­त्प्रा­प्य शुभाशुभम् ।नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥

Yah sar­vat­ra­na­bhis­ne­has­tat­tatp­rap­ya shu­bha­shu­bham
Na­bhi­nan­da­ti na dveshti tasya prajna pra­tish­thi­ta

yaḥ sar­vat­rā­na­bhis­ne­has­tat­tatp­rāp­ya śu­bhā­śu­bham |
nā­bhi­nan­da­ti na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pra­tiṣ­ṭhi­tā ||

Our meaning Krishna says that a person who is not attached to anything, and who neither celebrates good things nor hates bad ones when they come, has wisdom that is firmly set.

हिंदी अर्थ कृष्ण कहते हैं कि जो सब जगह आसक्ति से रहित है, और अच्छा या बुरा पाकर न प्रसन्न होता है न द्वेष करता है, उसकी बुद्धि स्थिर है।

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  1. यः yaḥ who (pronoun (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that
  2. सर्वत्र sarvatra everywhere (indeclinable) Dictionary: sarvatra, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1189, col. 2 everywhere, in every case, always, at all times
  3. अनभिस्नेहः anabhisnehaḥ without attachment (adjective (masculine), nominative singular) Dictionary: an-abhisneha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 26, col. 1 without affection, cold, unimpassioned
  4. तत् tat this (pronoun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this
  5. तत् tat or that (whatever comes) (pronoun (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this
  6. प्राप्य prāpya having met with (absolutive (having done)) Dictionary: prāp, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 707, col. 2 to attain to, reach, arrive at, meet with, find
  7. शुभाशुभम् śubhāśubham good or bad (compound (neuter), accusative singular) Dictionary: śubhāśubha, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1083, col. 3 pleasant and unpleasant, agreeable and disagreeable
  8. न na not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 ind. not, no, nor, neither
  9. अभिनन्दति abhinandati rejoices (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: abhi-nand, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 63, col. 3 to rejoice at, salute, welcome, greet, hail
  10. न na not (indeclinable) Dictionary: 2. na, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 523, col. 1 ind. not, no, nor, neither
  11. द्वेष्टि dveṣṭi hates (present, 3rd person singular) Dictionary: 2. dviṣ, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 506, col. 3 to hate, show hatred against
  12. तस्य tasya his (pronoun (masculine), genitive singular) Dictionary: tad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 434, col. 1 m. he, f. she, n. it, that, this
  13. प्रज्ञा prajñā wisdom (noun (feminine), nominative singular) Dictionary: pra-jñā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 659, col. 2 wisdom, intelligence, knowledge, discrimination, judgment
  14. प्रतिष्ठिता pratiṣṭhitā is firmly set (past participle (feminine), nominative singular) Dictionary: prati-ṣṭhita, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 671, col. 3 standing, stationed, placed, situated in or on
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 50.

His mind is steady, who, being without attachments anywhere, feels no exultation and no aversion on encountering the various agreeable and disagreeable1 (things of this world).

  1. The word subhâsubha in this sense also occurs in the Dhammapada, stanza 78, and in the Maitrî-upanishad, p. 34. ↩
English translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882); public domain. archive.org (page 50, scan leaf n63). Shown verbatim.
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Kashinath Trimbak Telang, 1882. Public domain. Page 50.

His mind is steady, who, being without attachments anywhere, feels no exultation and no aversion on encountering the various agreeable and disagreeable1 (things of this world).

  1. The word subhâsubha in this sense also occurs in the Dhammapada, stanza 78, and in the Maitrî-upanishad, p. 34. ↩
English translation: K. T. Telang, The Bhagavadgîtâ (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1882); public domain. archive.org (page 50, scan leaf n63). Shown verbatim.

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Annie Besant, 1895. Public domain. Page 35–36.

He who on every side is without attachments, whatever hap of fair and foul, who neither likes nor dislikes, of such a one the understanding is well-poised.

English translation: Annie Besant, The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song (London: Theosophical Publishing Society, 1895); public domain. archive.org (page 35–36, scan leaf n41–n42). Shown verbatim.

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Swami Swarupananda, 1909 (first printed 1907). Public domain. Page 55.

He who is everywhere unattached, not pleased at receiving good, nor vexed at evil, his wisdom is fixed.

English translation: Swami Swarupananda, Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita (Mayavati: Prabuddha Bharata Press, 1909; first printed in Prabuddha Bharata, 1907–1909); public domain. archive.org (page 55, scan leaf n68). Shown verbatim.

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Sanskrit text: The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation, 1922. Meanings: written for Pujadeep with AI help and reviewed. Source and changes

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Krishna speaks this verse, in chapter 2 (Sankhya Yoga).

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Sanskrit text: The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation, 1922. Meanings: written for Pujadeep with AI help and reviewed. See the source

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Sanskrit text
The Bhagavad-Gita, or The Lord's Song, with the text in Devanagari and an English translation (Annie Besant, G. A. Natesan & Co., Madras, 1922). Public domain. The Sanskrit on these pages was read from this printing’s page images.
Translation
The Bhagavadgîtâ with the Sanatsugâtîya and the Anugîtâ, translated by Kâshinâth Trimbak Telang (The Sacred Books of the East, vol. VIII, ed. F. Max Müller) (Kashinath Trimbak Telang, F. Max Müller, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1882). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
Translation
The Bhagavad Gîtâ, or The Lord's Song, translated by Annie Besant (Annie Besant, Theosophical Publishing Society, London, 1895). Public domain. Shown verbatim, as printed.
Sanskrit text
Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita, with Sanskrit Text; Paraphrase with Word-by-word Literal Translation; English Rendering and Comments, Index, &c., by the Swami Swarupananda (Himalayan Series, No. XX) (Swami Swarupananda, The Editors and Publishers, Advaita Ashrama, Mayavati, Prabuddha Bharata Press, Mayavati, Almora, Himalayas, 1909). Public domain. Used only to date the text. The Devanagari on this page is a reading text and is not copied from this printing.
Common wording
In this text, 32 words follow today's common wording, checked against sanskritdocuments.org; Sanskrit Wikisource; Gita Press, Gorakhpur; GRETIL, Göttingen and Bhaktivedanta Book Trust.
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