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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 2, Verse 57

The Eternal Self and Selfless Action

यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्। नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता

yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śhubhāśhubham nābhinandati na dveṣhṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā

What does Bhagavad Gita 2.57 mean?

He who is without attachment to anything anywhere, who neither rejoices nor recoils upon encountering good or evil — his wisdom is firmly established.

Word-by-word meaning

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

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