Bhagavad Gita 2.56
Sankhya Yoga · English Translation
Sanskrit
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः | वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ||२-५६||
Transliteration
duḥkheṣvanudvignamanāḥ sukheṣu vigataspṛhaḥ . vītarāgabhayakrodhaḥ sthitadhīrmunirucyate ||2-56||
He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.
Word by Word
दुःखेषु in adversity, अनुद्विग्नमनाः of unshaken mind, सुखेषु in pleasure, विगतस्पृहः withut hankering, वीतरागभयक्रोधः free from attachment, fear and anger, स्थितधीः of steady wisdom, मुनिः sage, उच्यते (he) is called
Classical Commentary
Lord Krishna gives His answer to the second part of Arjunas estion as to the conduct of a sage of steady wisdom in the 56th? 57th and 58th verses. The mind of a sage of steady wisdom is not distressed in calamities. He is not affected by the three afflictions (Taapas) -- Adhyatmika (arising from diseases or disorders in ones own body)? Adhidaivika (arising from thunder, lightning, storm, flood, etc.), and Adhibhautika (arising from scorpions, cobras, tigers, etc.). When he is placed in an affluent condition he does not long for sensual pleasures. (Cf. IV.10).