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दुःखेष्वनुद्विग्नमनाः सुखेषु विगतस्पृहः | वीतरागभयक्रोधः स्थितधीर्मुनिरुच्यते ||५६||
duḥkheṣhv anudvigna-manāḥ sukheṣhu vigata-spṛhaḥ vīta-rāga-bhaya-krodhaḥ sthita-dhīr munir uchyate
Translation
One who is not disturbed in mind even amidst the threefold miseries, or elated when there is happiness, and who is free from attachment, fear, and anger, is called a sage of steady mind.
Interpretation
Three pairs of qualities define steady wisdom: not disturbed in pain, not excited in pleasure (equanimity); free from attachment, free from fear, free from anger. These six qualities — or rather three freedoms — describe a person whose inner stability is independent of external events. They feel but are not swept away.