तस्मादकीर्तियशसोर्जयापजययोरपि समः स्यात्सुखदुःखाभ्यां मृत्युजीवितयोस्तथा
tasmād akīrti-yaśasor jayāpajayayor api samaḥ syāt sukha-duḥkhābhyāṁ mṛtyu-jīvitayos tathā
Synonyms
tasmāt—therefore (because of being fully dependent on the pleasure of the Supreme Personality of Godhead); akīrti—of defamation; yaśasoḥ—and fame; jaya—of victory; apajayayoḥ—and defeat; api—even; samaḥ—equal; syāt—one should be; sukha-duḥkhābhyām—with the distress and happiness; mṛtyu—of death; jīvitayoḥ—or of living; tathā—as well as..
Translation
Since everything is dependent on the supreme will of the Personality of Godhead, one should be equipoised in fame and defamation, victory and defeat, life and death. In their effects, represented as happiness and distress, one should maintain oneself in equilibrium, without anxiety.