नाऽभिवाञ्छत्यसंप्राप्तं प्राप्तं भुङ्क्ते यथाक्रमम् । यः सुसौम्यसमाचारः सन्तुष्ट इति कथ्यते ॥ १२ ॥
nā’bhivāñchatyasaṁprāptaṁ prāptaṁ bhuṅktē yathākramam | yaḥ susaumyasamācāraḥ santuṣṭa iti kathyatē || 12 ||
Translation
One who does not long for what has not come, enjoys what has come as it comes, and whose conduct is wholly gentle is called contented.
Word by word
- na
- not
- abhivāñchati
- long for
- asaṁprāptaṁ
- what has not come
- prāptaṁ
- what has come
- bhuṅktē
- enjoys
- yathākramam
- as it comes
- yaḥ
- who
- su
- wholly
- saumya
- gentle
- samācāraḥ
- whose conduct
- santuṣṭa
- (santuṣṭaḥ) contented
- iti
- thus
- kathyatē
- is called
Meaning
The commentary says the first mark of verse 6 is repeated and another added. 'As it comes' it reads as taking happiness and sorrow in their turn. The new mark is outward: susaumya-samācāra, gentle conduct, which the commentary says gives joy to the world. Contentment shows in how a person treats others. Wanting nothing from them, he can be kind to them.