Shloka 11

Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma

Nāḍījaṅgha

Devanagari script

अपने प्रिय मित्रमें तथा अप्रिय शत्रुमें भी समानभाव रखना “समता” है। इच्छा (राग), द्वेष, काम और क्रोधको मिटा देना ही समताकी प्राप्तिका उपाय है

Transliteration

priye mitre tathā apriye śatrau ca samabhāvaṃ dhārayitum—eṣā samatā. icchā (rāga), dveṣa, kāma tathā krodhaṃ nirākṛtyaiva samatā-prāptir upāyaḥ.

Translation

Bhishma said: To keep the same even-minded regard for a beloved friend and for an unfriendly enemy—this is called equanimity (samatā). The way to attain such equanimity is to uproot desire (attachment), hatred, lust, and anger.

Word by Word

स्वेin one's own

प्रिय-मित्रेin a dear friend

तथाand likewise

अप्रिय-शत्रौin an unfriendly enemy

अपिeven

सम-भावम्equal attitude

धारयेत्should maintain/hold

समताequanimity

इतिthus

उच्यतेis said/called

इच्छाdesire

रागःattachment

द्वेषःhatred

कामःdesire/lust

क्रोधःanger

चand

निरस्यhaving removed

समताम्equanimity

आप्नुयात्should attain

उपायःmeans/method

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

friend (mitra)

enemy (śatru)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

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Sandhi Notes