Bhagavad Gita BG 12.17
Chapter 12, Verse 17 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
यो न हृष्यति न द्वेष्टि न शोचति न काङ्क्षति । शुभाशुभपरित्यागी भक्तिमान्यः स मे प्रियः ॥
yo na hrsyati na dveshti na shocati na kankshati shubhashubha-parityagi bhaktiman yah sa me priyah
Meaning
One who neither rejoices nor hates, neither grieves nor desires, who has relinquished both auspicious and inauspicious — such a devoted one is dear to Me.
Understanding
A key verse in the portrait. Na hrsyati (does not exult/rejoice excessively). Na dveshti (does not hate). Na shocati (does not grieve). Na kankshati (does not desire/crave). Shubhashubha-parityagi (one who has let go of both auspicious AND inauspicious — beyond the good-bad polarity). Bhaktiman yah sa me priyah (such a devoted one is dear to Me). The release of both shubha and ashubha — not just clinging to the good or rejecting the bad but transcending the polarity itself. This is equanimity at its deepest level.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| हृष्यति | hrsyati | exults, rejoices excessively |
| शोचति | shocati | grieves, laments, mourns |
| काङ्क्षति | kankshati | desires, craves, longs for |
| शुभाशुभपरित्यागी | shubhashubha-parityagi | one who has let go of both auspicious and inauspicious |
| प्रियः | priyah | dear, beloved |
| यः | yaḥ | who |
| न | na | neither |
| हृष्यति | hṛṣyati | rejoices |
| न | na | nor |
| द्वेष्टि | dveṣṭi | hates |
| न | na | neither |
| शोचति | śocati | grieves |
| न | na | nor |
| काङ्क्षति | kāṅkṣati | desires |
| शुभ-अशुभ-परित्यागी | śubha-aśubha-parityāgī | who has renounced both good and evil |
| भक्तिमान् | bhaktimān | filled with devotion |
| यः | yaḥ | who |
| सः | saḥ | he |
| मे | me | to Me |
| प्रियः | priyaḥ | dear |