आत्मौपम्येन सर्वत्र समं पश्यति योऽर्जुन । सुखं वा यदि वा दुःखं स योगी परमो मतः ॥ ३२ ॥
ātmaupamyena sarvatra samaṁ paśhyati yo ’rjuna sukhaṁ vā yadi vā duḥkhaṁ sa yogī paramo mataḥ
Translation
One who, by comparison with oneself, sees the same in everything — whether pleasure or pain — O Arjun, is considered the highest yogi.
Hindi Meaning (हिंदी अर्थ)
हे अर्जुन! जो योगी अपनी भाँति संपूर्ण प्राणियों में सम देखता है, और सुख अथवा दुख को भी सबमें सम देखता है, वह योगी परम श्रेष्ठ माना गया है।
Commentary
Ātmaupamyena — "by the standard of oneself." The highest yogi feels another's joy and pain as their own. This is the Gita's foundation for empathy: meditation that does not lead to compassion is incomplete.