Original Sanskrit

सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीन मध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु । साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते ॥ ६-९॥

Transliteration

suhṛnmitrāryudāsīna madhyasthadveṣyabandhuṣu sādhuṣvapi ca pāpeṣu samabuddhirviśiṣyate 6-9

English Translation

He who is of the same mind to the good-hearted, friends, enemies, the indifferent, the neutral, the hateful, relatives, the righteous and the unrighteous, he excels.

Word-by-Word Meaning

suhṛt = to well-wishers by nature; mitra = benefactors with affection; ari = enemies; udāsīna = neutrals between belligerents; madhyastha = mediators between belligerents; dveṣya = the envious; bandhuṣu = and the relatives or well-wishers; sādhuṣu = unto the pious; api = as well as; ca = and; pāpeṣu = unto the sinners; samabuddhiḥ = having equal intelligence; viśiṣyate = is far advanced.;

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Summary

The Yoga of Self-Control

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