Bhagavad Gita Chapter 14 Verse 24 (14.24)

समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः । तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः | | १४-२४ | |

samaduḥkhasukhaḥ svasthaḥ samaloṣhṭāśhmakāñchanaḥ tulyapriyāpriyo dhīrastulyanindātmasaṁstutiḥ

Word-by-word guide:

Line 1:

समदुःखसुखः (sama-duhkha-sukhah) — दुःख और सुख में समान(equal in pain and pleasure)
स्वस्थः (svasthah) — अपने स्वरूप में स्थित(situated in his own self)
sa joined in samaloṣhṭāśhmakāñchanaḥ
माम् (mam) — मुझको(Me)
lo joined in samaloṣhṭāśhmakāñchanaḥ
अस्ति (asti) — है(is)
अस्मि (asmi) — हूँ(am)
a joined in samaloṣhṭāśhmakāñchanaḥ
कः (kah) — कौन(who)
n joined in samaloṣhṭāśhmakāñchanaḥ
च (ca) — और(and)
न (na) — नहीं(not)
h joined in samaloṣhṭāśhmakāñchanaḥ

Line 2:

तुल्यः (tulya) — समान(equal)
priy joined in tulyapriyāpriyo
अपि (api) — भी(also)
ri joined in tulyapriyāpriyo
यः (yah) — जो(who)
धीरः (dhirah) — धीर(wise/steady)
तुल्यः (tulya) — समान(equal)
nind joined in dhīrastulyanindātmasaṁstutiḥ
आत्मा (atma) — आत्मा(soul/self)
san joined in dhīrastulyanindātmasaṁstutiḥ
अस्ति (asti) — है(is)
utih joined in dhīrastulyanindātmasaṁstutiḥ

English: Who accepts pain and pleasure as it comes, is centred in his self, to whom a piece of clay or stone or gold are the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steady, indifferent alike to praise or censure;

💡 Commentary Note

He who is equal in pleasure and pain, centered in the Self, regards a clod of earth, a stone, and gold as equal; is steady, and holds praise and blame as the same.

Learnings from Shloka 24:

Self-Centered:: True stability is achieved by resting inside your own spiritual nature, independent of external assets.
Praise and Blame:: Do not let social feedback (blame or praise) alter your inner peace or self-worth.

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