BG 2.56. duhkhesv anudvigna-manah sukhesu vigata-sprhah

Chapter 2: Contents of the Gita Summarized

TEXT 56

duhkhesv anudvigna-manah
sukhesu vigata-sprhah
vita-raga-bhaya-krodhah
sthita-dhir munir ucyate

SYNONYMS

duhkhesu—in the threefold miseries; anudvigna-manah—without being agitated in mind; sukhesu—in happiness; vigata-sprhah—without being too interested; vita—free from; raga—attachment; bhaya—fear; krodhah—anger; sthita-dhih—one who is steady; munih—sage; ucyate—is called.

TRANSLATION

One who is not disturbed in spite of the threefold miseries, who is not elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady mind.