Shloka 57

कर्मयोग–ज्ञानयज्ञ–अवतारोपदेश

Karma-Yoga, Jñāna-Yajña, and Avatāra Instruction

Devanagari script

यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्‌ तत्‌ प्राप्प शुभाशुभम्‌ । नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतेष्ठिता

Transliteration

yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham | nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā ||

Translation

あらゆるところで執着なく、快・不快のいずれに遭っても、喜びに溺れず憎しみに沈まぬ者—その人の智慧は確立している。

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सर्वत्र: everywhere
• सर्वत्र: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्वत्र

• अनभिस्नेहः: free from attachment
• अनभिस्नेहः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनभिस्नेह
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• तत्: that
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तत्: that (respectively)
• तत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• प्राप्य: having obtained
• प्राप्य: Karma
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + आप्
• Form: ल्यप् (absolutive/gerund), Parasmaipada (usage-neutral for gerund)

• शुभाशुभम्: good and evil (fortune)
• शुभाशुभम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुभ-अशुभ
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• न: not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• अभिनन्दति: rejoices (at), welcomes
• Type: Verb
• Root: अभि + नन्द्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• न: nor/not
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न

• द्वेष्टि: hates
• Type: Verb
• Root: द्विष्
• Form: Present, Indicative, Parasmaipada, Third, Singular

• तस्य: of him
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine/Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• प्रज्ञा: wisdom, understanding
• प्रज्ञा: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रज्ञा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• प्रतिष्ठिता: is established, steady
• Type: Adjective
• Root: प्र + स्था
• Form: क्त (past passive participle), Feminine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

अजुन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Arjuna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

A truly wise person remains inwardly steady: when pleasant or unpleasant outcomes arise, they do not swing into elation or hatred. This freedom from attachment and aversion is presented as the mark of established wisdom.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Bhīṣma Parva dialogue on the battlefield, Arjuna asks about the signs of stable wisdom; this verse describes one such sign—equanimity toward favorable and unfavorable experiences.