Bhagavad Gita · Sankhya YogaChapter 2, Shloka 57 (2.57)
Original Sanskrit · श्रीभगवान्
यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत् तत् प्राप्य शुभाशुभम्
नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता
॥ 2.57 ॥
yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehastat tat prāpya śubhāśubham
nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā
Translation
"One who is everywhere free of clinging (excessive attachment), and who, whatever good or bad comes, neither swells with delight nor hates it — his wisdom is steady."
Interpretation
"Abhinandati" and "dveṣṭi". Shankaracharya: on gaining what is good, na tuṣyati na hṛṣyati — he neither swells with satisfaction nor jumps with joy; on gaining what is bad he does not hate. That is, he is free of both harsha (elation) and vishada (dejection).
"Sarvatra" — how deep? Shankaracharya says — deha-jīvitādiṣv api — no clinging even to one's own body and life. Ramanuja: priyeṣu anabhisnehaḥ udāsīnaḥ — detached even towards dear things (here meaning free of bondage).
Ramanuja — the third step: free of delight and hatred in good and bad, in the form of meeting and parting from what is dear — so 'pi sthita-prajñaḥ — he too is a sthita-prajña.
AI-assisted draft translation — under review.