Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 9

Quick answer

Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 9 (6.9) means: The one who holds an equal mind toward friend and foe, toward stranger and neutral, toward the hateful and the kind, toward the good and the wrongdoer, stands above them all.

Sanskrit

सुहृन्मित्रार्युदासीनमध्यस्थद्वेष्यबन्धुषु। साधुष्वपि च पापेषु समबुद्धिर्विशिष्यते।।6.9।।

Transliteration

suhṛin-mitrāryudāsīna-madhyastha-dveṣhya-bandhuṣhu sādhuṣhvapi cha pāpeṣhu sama-buddhir viśhiṣhyate

Translation

The one who holds an equal mind toward friend and foe, toward stranger and neutral, toward the hateful and the kind, toward the good and the wrongdoer, stands above them all.

Hindi

जो मित्र और शत्रु, अजनबी और तटस्थ, द्वेषी और स्नेही, सज्जन और दुर्जन, सबके प्रति समान मन रखता है, वह सबसे ऊपर है।

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What is the meaning of Bhagavad Gita Chapter 6, Verse 9?

The one who holds an equal mind toward friend and foe, toward stranger and neutral, toward the hateful and the kind, toward the good and the wrongdoer, stands above them all.

Which chapter is verse 6.9 from?

It is verse 9 of Chapter 6 of the Bhagavad Gita, which has 47 verses in total.

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