समदु:खसुख: स्वस्थ: समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चन: तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुति: मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयो: सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीत: स उच्यते
sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ tulya-priyāpriyo dhīras tulya-nindātma-sanstutiḥmānāpamānayos tulyas tulyo mitrāri-pakṣhayoḥ sarvārambha-parityāgī guṇātītaḥ sa uchyate
Recitation · Text 14.25
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Word-for-Word Śabda-Artha (28 words)
Purport Overview & Key Insights
The same in honour and dishonour, the same toward the side of friends and of enemies, giving up all self-serving undertakings — he is said to have gone beyond the guṇas. Taking neither side is listed as a mark, which is a demanding thing to say on a battlefield.
✨ Devotional Takeaway:Taking neither side is listed as a mark — demanding, said on a battlefield.