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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 12, Verse 13

The Path of Devotion

अद्वेष्टा सर्वभूतानां मैत्रः करुण एव च।निर्ममो निरहङ्कारः समदुःखसुखः क्षमी

adveṣhṭā sarva-bhūtānāṁ maitraḥ karuṇa eva cha nirmamo nirahankāraḥ sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ kṣhamī

What does Bhagavad Gita 12.13 mean?

He who is incapable of hatred towards any being, who is kind and compassionate, free from selfishness, without pride, equable in pleasure and pain, and forgiving—

Word-by-word meaning

adveṣhṭā—free from malice · sarva-bhūtānām—toward all living beings · maitraḥ—friendly · karuṇaḥ—compassionate · eva—indeed · cha—and · nirmamaḥ—free from attachment to possession · nirahankāraḥ—free from egoism · sama—equipoised · duḥkha—distress · sukhaḥ—happiness · kṣhamī—forgiving ·

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