Bhagavad Gita 13.10 meaningThe field and the knower
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Not clinging to things, and staying calm whether life goes your way or not.”
What it means
— not clinging to family, home and possessions, and staying even-minded whether things go your way or not —
The original Sanskrit
असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु । नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु ॥
asaktiranabhiṣvaṅgaḥ putradāragṛhādiṣu nityaṃ ca samacittatvamiṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu
Translations
Literal translation
Non-attachment and absence of fondness with regard to sons, wives, homes, etc., and constant equanimity of the mind with regard to the attainment of the desirable and the undesirable;
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
आसक्ति तथा पुत्र, पत्नी, गृह आदि में अनभिष्वङ्ग (तादात्म्य का अभाव); और इष्ट और अनिष्ट की प्राप्ति में समचित्तता।
Swami Tejomayananda
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