Bhagavad Gita · Bhakti YogaChapter 12, Shloka 18 (12.18)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः
शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः
॥ 12.18 ॥
samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ
śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu samaḥ saṅgavivarjitaḥ
Translation
"One who is the same towards enemy and friend, in honour and dishonour; the same in cold and heat, in pleasure and pain, and free of attachment —" (the sentence continues in 12.19)
Interpretation
Shankaracharya. mānāpamānayoḥ pūjāparibhavayoḥ; sarvatra ca saṅgavivarjitaḥ.
Acharya Ramanuja (12.18–12.19 together): adveṣṭā sarvabhūtānām (gītā 12.13) ityādinā śatrumitrādiṣu dveṣādirahitatvam uktam; atra teṣu sannihiteṣu api samacittatvam — 12.13 spoke of the absence of hatred; here it is even-mindedness when they are actually present — a further step.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.