समदुःखसुखः स्वस्थः समलोष्टाश्मकाञ्चनः । तुल्यप्रियाप्रियो धीरस्तुल्यनिन्दात्मसंस्तुतिः ॥ २४ ॥
sama-duḥkha-sukhaḥ sva-sthaḥ sama-loṣhṭāśhma-kāñchanaḥ tulya-priyāpriyo dhīras tulya-nindātma-sanstutiḥ
Translation
who is the same in pain and pleasure, rests in the Self, and regards a clod, a stone and gold alike; who is even towards the pleasant and the unpleasant, steady, and the same in blame and praise;
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
जो सुख-दुःख में सम है, आत्मभाव में स्थित है, मिट्टी के ढेले, पत्थर और सोने को समान समझता है, प्रिय और अप्रिय में सम रहता है, धीर है, और अपनी निंदा-स्तुति में समान भाव रखता है,
Commentary
Sva-stha, "resting in the Self," is also the everyday Hindi word for "healthy," svasth. The link is apt: true health is being settled in one's own nature. The clod, stone and gold image also appears in 6.8. It does not mean one cannot tell them apart, only that none of them has power over the mind.
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