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The Eternal Self and Selfless Action
यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ। समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते
yaṁ hi na vyathayantyete puruṣhaṁ puruṣharṣhabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ’mṛitatvāya kalpate
O noblest among men, the steady person whom these do not torment, who remains equal in pain and pleasure — he becomes fit for immortality.
yam—whom · hi—verily · na—not · vyathayanti—distressed · ete—these · puruṣham—person · puruṣha-ṛiṣhabha—the noblest amongst men, Arjun · sama—equipoised · duḥkha—distress · sukham—happiness · dhīram—steady · saḥ—that person · amṛitatvāya—for liberation · kalpate—becomes eligible
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