अमृतस्यन्दसुभगा यस्य सर्वजनं प्रति । दृष्टिः प्रसरति प्रीता स शान्त इति कथ्यते ॥ ७७ ॥
amṛtasyandasubhagā yasya sarvajanaṁ prati | dṛṣṭiḥ prasarati prītā sa śānta iti kathyatē || 77 ||
Translation
One whose affectionate gaze goes out to all people, lovely as a stream of nectar, is called peaceful.
Word by word
- amṛta
- of nectar
- syanda
- as a stream
- subhagā
- lovely
- yasya
- one whose
- sarva
- all
- janaṁ
- people
- prati
- to
- dṛṣṭiḥ
- gaze
- prasarati
- goes out
- prītā
- affectionate
- sa
- that one
- śānta
- (śāntaḥ) peaceful
- iti
- thus
- kathyatē
- is called
Meaning
After so many inward tests, one concerning how one looks at people. Prītā, loving. The verse asks for no special emotion, only that the eye falls kindly. Peace on this account is not a withdrawal, and those who met such a person would know at once.