Bhagavad Gita 18.26 meaningLetting go — and standing up
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“The best worker is humble, steady, cheerful, and calm in success or failure.”
What it means
“A doer who is free from attachment and ego, steady, enthusiastic and unmoved by success or failure is clear.”
The original Sanskrit
मुक्तसङ्गोऽनहंवादी धृत्युत्साहसमन्वितः । सिद्ध्यसिद्ध्योर्निर्विकारः कर्ता सात्त्विक उच्यते ॥
muktasaṅgo.anahaṃvādī dhṛtyutsāhasamanvitaḥ siddhyasiddhyornirvikāraḥ kartā sāttvika ucyate
Translations
Literal translation
The agent who is free from attachment, not egotistic, endowed with fortitude and diligence, and unperturbed by success and failure is said to be possessed of sattva.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
जो कर्ता संगरहित, अहंमन्यता से रहित, धैर्य और उत्साह से युक्त एवं कार्य की सिद्धि (सफलता) और असिद्धि (विफलता) में निर्विकार रहता है, वह कर्ता सात्त्विक कहा जाता है।
Swami Tejomayananda
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