दृश्यते लोकसामान्यो यथाप्राप्तानुवृत्तिमान् । इष्टानिष्टफलप्राप्तौ हृदयेनाऽपराजितः ॥ ३१ ॥
dṛśyatē lōkasāmānyō yathāprāptānuvṛttimān | iṣṭāniṣṭaphalaprāptau hṛdayēnā’parājitaḥ || 31 ||
Translation
He is seen as an ordinary person, going along with whatever comes, his heart unconquered on meeting fruits wanted or unwanted.
Word by word
- dṛśyatē
- he is seen
- lōka
- person
- sāmānyō
- (sāmānyaḥ) as an ordinary
- yathāprāpta
- with whatever comes
- anuvṛttimān
- going along
- iṣṭa
- wanted
- aniṣṭa
- or unwanted
- phala
- fruits
- prāptau
- on meeting
- hṛdayēna
- his heart
- aparājitaḥ
- unconquered
Meaning
The commentary: he gets by with whatever is at hand, and looks like any ordinary person; when the wanted or the unwanted comes, his mind is not changed in the least. Nothing marks him outwardly. The difference is in the heart.