Bhagavad Gita 5.18 meaningEqual vision
In simple wordsSo simple a child gets it
“Wise people see the same spirit in a teacher, a cow, an elephant, a dog and everyone else.”
What it means
“The wise see the same spirit in a learned and gentle scholar, a cow, an elephant, a dog and an outcast.”
The original Sanskrit · known as “Vidya Vinaya Sampanne”
विद्याविनयसम्पन्ने ब्राह्मणे गवि हस्तिनि । शुनि चैव श्वपाके च पण्डिताः समदर्शिनः ॥
vidyāvinayasampanne brāhmaṇe gavi hastini śuni caiva śvapāke ca paṇḍitāḥ samadarśinaḥ
Translations
Literal translation
The learned ones look with equanimity on a Brahmana endowed with learning and humality, a cow, an elephant and even a dog as well as an eater of dog's meat.
Swami Gambhirananda
हिंदी अनुवाद
(ऐसे वे) ज्ञानीजन विद्या और विनय से सम्पन्न ब्राह्मण, तथा गाय, हाथी, श्वान और चाण्डाल में भी सम तत्त्व को देखते हैं।
Swami Tejomayananda
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