दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः । वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते

Sanskrit

दुःखोंकी प्राप्ति होनेपर जिसके मनमें उद्वेग नहीं होता और सुखोंकी प्राप्ति होनेपर जिसके मनमें स्पृहा नहीं होती तथा जो राग, भय और क्रोधसे सर्वथा रहित हो गया है, वह मननशील मनुष्य स्थिरबुद्धि कहा जाता है।

He whose mind is not shaken by adversity, who does not hanker after pleasures, and is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.

Bhagavad Gita · Chapter 2 2.56

Sanskrit: public domain · Hindi tr. Swami Ramsukhdas · English tr. Swami Sivananda

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Unshaken in sorrow, not greedy in pleasure, free of craving, fear and anger — that is a steady mind.

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