Shloka 18
Daivī–Āsurī Sampad-Vibhāga (दैवी–आसुरी संपद्विभागः) | Division of Constructive and Destructive Dispositions
सम: शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयो: । शीतोष्णसुखदु:खेषु सम: सड़रविवर्जित:ः,जो शत्रु-मित्रमें* और मान-अपमानमें सम है तथा सरदी-गरमी और सुख-दु:खादि द्वन्द्ोंमें सम है" और आसक्तिसे रहित है
samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ | śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu samaḥ saṅga-vivarjitaḥ ||
Il est égal envers l’ennemi comme envers l’ami, et demeure le même dans l’honneur et le déshonneur. Dans le froid et le chaud, dans le plaisir et la peine, il reste ferme, sans attache.
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches samatva (equanimity): a disciplined person remains steady toward friend and enemy, praise and insult, and the bodily opposites like cold/heat and pleasure/pain, because they are free from saṅga (attachment) that fuels reactive emotion.
In the Bhīṣma Parva setting on the eve of battle, Arjuna is engaged in a dialogue about right conduct and inner steadiness. This line characterizes the ideal temperament required for dharmic action amid conflict: acting without being destabilized by personal likes, dislikes, or changing circumstances.