Bhagavad Gita · Kshetra Kshetrajna Vibhaga YogaChapter 13, Shloka 9 (13.9)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु
नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु
॥ 13.9 ॥
asaktiranabhiṣvaṅgaḥ putradāragṛhādiṣu
nityaṃ ca samacittatvamiṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu
Translation
"— absence of attachment; not entangling (oneself) with son, wife, home and the like; and constant even-mindedness on meeting with the pleasant and the unpleasant —"
Interpretation
Shankaracharya — a beautiful definition of "abhishvanga". abhiṣvaṅgo nāma āsaktiviśeṣa eva ananyātmabhāvanālakṣaṇaḥ yathā anyasmin sukhini duḥkhini vā aham eva sukhī duḥkhī ca, jīvati mṛte vā aham eva jīvāmi mariṣyāmi ca iti — abhishvanga = being unable to see the other as separate from oneself: "if they are happy, I am happy; if they die, I die".
Acharya Ramanuja. putradāragṛhādiṣu teṣu śāstrīyakarmopakaraṇatvātirekeṇa āśleṣarahitatvam — towards family and home, not clinging beyond their role as means for one's dharmic duties; saṃkalpaprabhaveṣu iṣṭāniṣṭopanipāteṣu harṣodvegarahitatvam.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.