Shloka 19
इहैव तैर्जित: सर्गो येषां साम्ये स्थितं मन: । निर्दोष हि सम॑ ब्रह्म तस्माद् ब्रह्मणि ते स्थिता:
ihaiva tair jitaḥ sargo yeṣāṁ sāmye sthitaṁ manaḥ | nirdoṣaṁ hi samaṁ brahma tasmād brahmaṇi te sthitāḥ ||
இவ்வாழ்விலேயே சமநிலையில் நிலைத்த மனம் உடையோர் உலகப் பிறவிச் சுழலை வென்றுள்ளனர். ஏனெனில் பிரம்மம் குற்றமற்றதும் சமமானதும்; ஆகவே அவர்கள் பிரம்மத்திலேயே நிலைத்திருப்பர்।
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Equanimity (sāmya) is presented as a decisive spiritual victory: when the mind remains even and unbiased, one is no longer compelled by the fluctuations of worldly becoming (sarga). Because Brahman is flawless and impartial, the person who embodies impartial steadiness is said to abide in Brahman.
In the Bhīṣma Parva’s battlefield setting, Arjuna speaks in a reflective, philosophical register, pointing away from external triumph toward inner conquest. The verse reframes ‘victory’ amid war as mastery over partiality and agitation, aligning one’s mind with the impartial nature of Brahman.