Bhagavad Gita 2.57
Chapter 2, verse 57
Meaning
Someone who doesn't cling to anything, who neither gloats when something good arrives nor turns bitter when something bad does, has wisdom that stands firm.
The Sanskrit
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम् ।
नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥ ५७ ॥
yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham
nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā
Say it
yuh-hu sur-vuh-traa-nuh-bhis-nay-hus tut-tut praap-yuh shoo-bhaa-shoo-bhum
naa-bhi-nun-duh-ti nuh dvay-shtee tuh-syuh pruj-nyaa pruh-tish-thi-taa
Word by word
- yaḥ sarvatra anabhisnehaḥ
- one who is without clinging attachment anywhere
- tat tat prāpya śubha-aśubham
- whatever good or bad they meet
- na abhinandati na dveṣṭi
- neither rejoices nor hates
- tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā
- their wisdom stands firm
Read it in context: verses 2.57–60Like a tortoise drawing in its limbsWith the story so far, commentary, and today's lesson: Saying no is not yet being free
Another translation and audio recitation: verse 2.57 on holy-bhagavad-gita.org.
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