Bhagavad Gita 14.25 meaningThe three moods of nature
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Friend or enemy, honour or insult — they stay steady.”
What it means
“The same in honour and dishonour, the same to friend and enemy, letting go of all selfish ambition — such a person has gone beyond the forces of nature.”
The original Sanskrit
मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयोः । सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते ॥
mānāpamānayostulyastulyo mitrāripakṣayoḥ sarvārambhaparityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa ucyate
Translations
Literal translation
He who is the same under honour and dishonour, who is equally disposed both towards the side of the friend and of the foe, who has renounced all enterprise,-he is said to have gone beyond the qualities.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो मान और अपमान में सम है; शत्रु और मित्र के पक्ष में भी सम है, ऐसा सर्वारम्भ पर ित्यागी पुरुष गुणातीत कहा जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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