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The Three Modes of Nature
समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः।तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः
sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ tulya-priyāpriyo dhīras tulya-nindātma-sanstutiḥ
Who accepts pain and pleasure as they come, is centered in their Self, to whom a piece of clay, stone, or gold are all the same, who neither likes nor dislikes, who is steadfast, indifferent alike to praise or censure;
sama—alike · duḥkha—distress · sukhaḥ—happiness · sva-sthaḥ—established in the self · sama—equally · loṣhṭa—a clod · aśhma—stone · kāñchanaḥ—gold · tulya—of equal value · priya—pleasant · apriyaḥ—unpleasant · dhīraḥ—steady · tulya—the same · nindā—blame · ātma-sanstutiḥ—praise ·
soulequalitysufferingpleasure
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