Bhagavad Gita BG 2.56
Chapter 2, Verse 56 — Meaning, Translation & Explanation
दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः । वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ॥ ५६ ॥
duḥkheṣv anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir ucyate
Meaning
One whose mind is not disturbed in sorrows, who has no craving in pleasures, and who is free from attachment, fear and anger, is called a sage of steady wisdom.
Understanding
The most celebrated verse of the Sthitaprajna section. Three pairs of inner qualities: (1) 'duḥkheṣu anudvigna-manāḥ' — mind not agitated in sorrows; (2) 'sukheṣu vigata-spṛhaḥ' — no craving in pleasures; (3) 'vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ' — free from attachment (rāga), fear (bhaya), and anger (krodha). The 'muni' (sage) thus described is a 'sthita-dhīḥ' — one of steady intelligence. Note the three afflictions freed from: rāga, bhaya, krodha — the fundamental driving forces of the unawakened mind.
Word by Word
| Word | IAST | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| अनुद्विग्नमनाः | anudvigna-manāḥ | whose mind is not agitated / undisturbed in mind |
| विगतस्पृहः | vigata-spṛhaḥ | free from craving / without desire for |
| वीतरागभयक्रोधः | vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ | free from attachment (rāga), fear (bhaya), and anger (krodha) |
| स्थितधीः | sthita-dhīḥ | one of steady intelligence |
| मुनिः | muniḥ | sage / wise one / one who contemplates in silence |
| दुःखेषु | duḥkheṣu | in miseries / amid sufferings |
| सुखेषु | sukheṣu | in happiness / amid pleasures |
| उच्यते | ucyate | is called / is said to be |