Bhagavad Gita 12.19 Meaning: Tulyanindastutirmauni

Bhagavad Gita 12.19

तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येनकेनचित् ।अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः ॥

Tulyanindastutirmauni santushto yenakenachitAniketah sthiramatirbhaktimanme priyo narah

tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭo yenakenacit |aniketaḥ sthiramatirbhaktimānme priyo naraḥ ||

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Our explanation Such a person takes blame and praise alike, speaks little (maunī), is content with whatever comes, has no fixed home or is not tied to one (aniketa), and has a steady mind. Krishna says that such a person, full of devotion, is dear to him.

हिंदी अर्थ ऐसा व्यक्ति निंदा और स्तुति को समान मानता है, मौनी (कम बोलने वाला) है, जो कुछ मिल जाए उसी में संतुष्ट रहता है, अनिकेत (जिसका कोई निश्चित घर न हो, या जो घर से बँधा न हो) है, और स्थिर बुद्धि वाला है। कृष्ण कहते हैं कि ऐसा भक्तिमान मनुष्य उन्हें प्रिय है।

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तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिः tulyanindāstutiḥ · the same in blame and praise (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: tulya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 451, col. 3 “equal to, of the same kind or class or number or value, similar, comparable, like”; nindā, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 549, col. 2 “blame, censure, reproach, reviling”; stuti, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1259, col. 1 “praise, eulogy, panegyric, commendation”
मौनी maunī · silent, restrained in speech (nominative singular) Dictionary: maunin, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 837, col. 1 “observing silence, silent, taciturn”
सन्तुष्टः santuṣṭaḥ · content (past participle, nominative singular) Dictionary: saṃ-tuṣṭa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1142, col. 2 “quite satisfied or contented, well pleased or delighted with”
येनकेनचित् yenakenacit · with whatever comes (pronoun, instrumental singular) Dictionary: yad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 844, col. 2 “who, which, what, whichever, whatever, that”; kim, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 282, col. 2 “what? how? whence? wherefore? why?”; 2. cid, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 398, col. 1 “even, indeed, also”
अनिकेतः aniketaḥ · without a fixed home (nominative singular) Dictionary: a-niketa, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 29, col. 2 “houseless”
स्थिरमतिः sthiramatiḥ · steady-minded (compound, nominative singular) Dictionary: sthira-mati, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 1265, col. 1 “firm-minded, steady”
भक्तिमान् bhaktimān · full of devotion (nominative singular) Dictionary: bhakti-mat, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 743, col. 2 “accompanied by devotion or loyalty”
मे me · to "me" (pronoun, genitive singular) Dictionary: 1. mad, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 777, col. 2 “base of the first pers. pron. in the sg. number (esp. in comp.)”
प्रियः priyaḥ · dear (nominative singular) Dictionary: priya, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 710, col. 1 “beloved, dear to (gen., loc., dat. or comp.), liked, favourite”
नरः naraḥ · person, man (nominative singular) Dictionary: nara, Monier-Williams 1899, p. 528, col. 3 “a man, a male, a person”

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