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यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्। नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता।।2.57।।

yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śhubhāśhubham nābhinandati na dveṣhṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣhṭhitā

Sanskrit Chant Recitation
Chapter 2, Verse 57
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Sanskrit to English Translation

Translator:
He who is everywhere without attachment, upon encountering anything good or bad, neither rejoices nor hastens; his wisdom is firm.

A Reading - Rantideb

Why: being unattached, neither overjoyed at good nor distressed at evil, describes someone whose baseline sense of self doesn't rise and fall with each day's news.

In life: constantly riding the highs and lows of daily events is exhausting and makes you reactive rather than steady.

Teaching: build a sense of self that isn't rebuilt fresh every single day based on what happened that morning.

yaḥwho
sarvatrain all conditions
anabhisnehaḥunattached
tatthat
tatthat
prāpyaattaining
śhubhagood
aśhubhamevil
naneither
abhinandatidelight in
nanor
dveṣhṭidejected by
tasyahis
prajñāknowledge
pratiṣhṭhitāis fixed

Deep Classical Commentary (Bhashya)

Author:
2.57 यः he who? सर्वत्र everywhere? अनभिस्नेहः without attachment? तत् that? तत् that? प्राप्य having obtained? शुभाशुभम् good and evil? न not? अभिनन्दति rejoices? न not? द्वेष्टि hates? तस्य of him? प्रज्ञा wisdom? प्रतिष्ठिता is fixed.Commentary The sage possesses poised understanding or evenness of mind. He does not rejoice in pleasure nor is he averse to pain that may befall him. He is ite indifferent as he is rooted in the Self. He has no attachment even for his life or body as he identifies himself with Brahman or the Supreme Self. He will not praise anybody when the latter does any good to him nor censure anyone when one does him any harm. This is the answer given by the Lord to Arjunas ery How does a sage of steady wisdom talk