Bhagavad-gītā 14.24
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समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः।।14.24।।
sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ tulya-priyāpriyo dhīras tulya-nindātma-sanstutiḥ
Alike in pleasure and pain, Self-abiding, regarding a clod of earth, a stone and gold alike; the same to agreeable and disagreeable, firm, the same in censure and, praise;
English rendering by Swami Swarupananda. Public domain first edition, 1909.
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Read across once, then cover the meanings and recover them from the Sanskrit forms.
| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| sama | alike |
| duḥkha | distress |
| sukhaḥ | happiness |
| sva-sthaḥ | established in the self |
| sama | equally |
| loṣhṭa | a clod |
| aśhma | stone |
| kāñchanaḥ | gold |
| tulya | of equal value |
| priya | pleasant |
| apriyaḥ | unpleasant |
| dhīraḥ | steady |
| tulya | the same |
| nindā | blame |
| ātma-sanstutiḥ | praise |
Use the word map to follow the relation among sama (alike), kāñchanaḥ (gold), and ātma-sanstutiḥ (praise). Ask what changes between the first and last term, and how that movement contributes to the three qualities that bind embodied life. State the connection in your own words, then check it against Bhagavad-gita 14.24.
Original school explanation. Written independently from the Sanskrit word map. It is not a quotation, translation, or summary of a named modern commentary. Chapter lens: Study how the three guṇas arise, bind, become visible in effects and are related to a response beyond identification.
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- 1
Alike in pleasure and pain, Self-abiding, regarding a clod of earth, a stone and gold alike
- 2
the same to agreeable and disagreeable, firm, the same in censure and, praise
- 3
sama: alike
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