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He who, through the likeness of the SELF, O Arjuna, seeth equality in everything, whether pleasant or painful, he is considered a perfect Yogi. (32)
आत्मौपम्येन = आत्मनः औपम्येन of the self, by the likeness; सर्वत्र everywhere ; समं equality ; पश्यति sees; यः who ; अर्जुन 0 Arjuna ; सुखं pleasure ; वा or; यदि if ; वा or ; दुःखं sorrow ; सः he ; योगी yogi; परमः highest ; मतः is thought.
अर्जुन उवाच ।
योऽयं योगस्त्वया प्रोक्तः साम्येन मधुसूदन ।
एतस्याहं न पश्यामि चंचलत्वात्स्थितिं स्थिराम् ॥३३॥
Arjuna said :
This yoga which Thou hast declared to be by equanimity, O Madhusudana, I see not a stable founda• tion for it, owing to restlessness; (33)
यः which ; अयं this ; योगः yoga ; स्वया by thee; प्रोक्तः declared ; साम्येन by equality ; मधुसूदन 0 slayer of Madhu ; एतस्य of this ; अहं I ; न not; पश्यामि see ; चंचलत्वात् from restlessness ; स्थिति stability ; स्थिराम् firm.
चंचलं हि मनः कृष्ण प्रमाथि बलवद् दृढम् ।
तस्याऽहं निग्रहं मन्ये वायोरिव सुदुष्करम् ॥३४
For the mind is verily restless, O Krishna ; it is impetuous, strong and difficult to bend ; I deem it as hard to curb as the wind. (34)
