Bhagavad-gītā 2.15
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यं हि न व्यथयन्त्येते पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ। समदुःखसुखं धीरं सोऽमृतत्वाय कल्पते।।2.15।।
yaṁ hi na vyathayantyete puruṣhaṁ puruṣharṣhabha sama-duḥkha-sukhaṁ dhīraṁ so ’mṛitatvāya kalpate
The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstances, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, is only fit for immortality.
English rendering by Shri Purohit Swami. Each source voice remains named.
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| Sanskrit form | Meaning here |
|---|---|
| yam | whom |
| hi | verily |
| na | not |
| vyathayanti | distressed |
| ete | these |
| puruṣham | person |
| puruṣha-ṛiṣhabha | the noblest amongst men, Arjun |
| sama | equipoised |
| duḥkha | distress |
| sukham | happiness |
| dhīram | steady |
| saḥ | that person |
| amṛitatvāya | for liberation |
| kalpate | becomes eligible |
Dehadhyasa or identification of the Self with the body is the cause of pleasure and pain. The more you are able to identify yourself with the immortal, allpervading Self, the less will you be affected by the pairs of opposites Titiksha or the power of endurance develops the willpower.
Attributed explanatory witness: Swami Sivananda. Chapter lens: Trace the movement from grief through self, duty, disciplined action and the description of steady intelligence.
Three named reading witnesses
Śaṅkara edition witness
Swami GambiranandaO Arjuna, who is foremost among men, verily, the person whom these do not torment, the wise man to whom sorrow and happiness are the same:he is fit for immortality.
Rāmānuja edition witness
Swami AdidevanandaFor, he whom these do not affect, O chief of men, and to whom pain and pleasure are equal - that steadfast man alone is worthy of immortality.
Sivananda commentary witness
Swami SivanandaDehadhyasa or identification of the Self with the body is the cause of pleasure and pain. The more you are able to identify yourself with the immortal, allpervading Self, the less will you be affected by the pairs of opposites Titiksha or the power of endurance develops the willpower.
These are concise, attributed reading witnesses from identified editions. They are presented for comparison and are not merged into one anonymous interpretation.
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The hero whose soul is unmoved by circumstances, who accepts pleasure and pain with equanimity, is only fit for immortality
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yam: whom
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sama: equipoised
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