Chapter 12 · Verse 18
Bhagavad Gita 12.18
Last updated: 14 June 2026
Bhakti Yoga · भक्ति योग
Sanskrit Verse
समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः। शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः।।12.18।।
Roman (IAST)
samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ| śītoṣṇasukhaduḥkheṣu samaḥ saṅgavivarjitaḥ||12.18||
Simple transliteration
samah shatrau ca mitre ca tatha manapamanayoh shitoshnasukhaduhkheshu samah sangavivarjitah12.18
Meaning
Meaning (English)
One who is equal to friend and foe, balanced in honor and dishonor, heat and cold, pleasure and pain, free from attachment...
Meaning (Hindi) · अर्थ
जो शत्रु-मित्र में सम रहता है, मान-अपमान में समभाव रखता है, शीत-उष्ण तथा सुख-दुःख में एकरस रहता है और आसक्ति से रहित है।
About this verse
This is verse 18 of 20 in Chapter 12 (Bhakti Yoga) of the Bhagavad Gita.
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