Bhagavad Gita BG 12.13
Chapter 12, Verse 13 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च । निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी ॥
adveshTa sarva-bhutanam maitrah karuna eva ca nirmamo nirahankarah sama-duhkha-sukhah kshami
Meaning
One who has no hatred for any being, who is friendly and compassionate, free from possessiveness and ego, the same in pleasure and pain, patient —
Understanding
The beginning of the great portrait of the beloved devotee. Seven qualities here: (1) Adveshta sarva-bhutanam (no hatred toward any being — universal non-hatred). (2) Maitrah (friendly/maitri — loving-kindness toward all). (3) Karunah (compassionate — karuna). (4) Nirmamah (free from 'mine' — no possessiveness). (5) Nirahankarah (without ego — no false self). (6) Sama duhkha-sukhah (the same in pain and pleasure). (7) Ksami (patient, forbearing). The portrait begins with the outward ethical character: non-hatred and compassion toward all beings.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अद्वेष्टा | adveshta | without hatred |
| सर्वभूतानाम् | sarva-bhutanam | toward all beings |
| मैत्रः | maitrah | friendly |
| करुणः | karunah | compassionate |
| एव | eva | indeed |
| च | ca | and |
| निर्ममः | nirmamah | free from the sense of "mine" |
| निरहङ्कारः | nirahankarah | free from ego |
| समदुःखसुखः | sama-duhkha-sukhah | equal in pain and pleasure |
| क्षमी | kshami | patient, forgiving |