समः शत्रौ च मित्रे च तथा मानापमानयोः ।शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु समः सङ्गविवर्जितः ॥
samaḥ śatrau ca mitre ca tathā mānāpamānayoḥ |śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu samaḥ saṅga-vivarjitaḥ ||
- समः · samaḥ
- even, the same
- शत्रौ मित्रे · śatrau mitre
- toward foe and friend
- मानापमानयोः · mānāpamānayoḥ
- in honor and dishonor
- शीतोष्णसुखदुःखेषु · śītoṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu
- in cold and heat, pleasure and pain
- सङ्गविवर्जितः · saṅga-vivarjitaḥ
- free from clinging
“Even toward foe and friend, even in honor and dishonor, even in cold and heat, pleasure and pain — free from clinging —”
— Original plain-language translation
Evenness extends across persons, reputation, and sensation — the three arenas where partiality breeds. The verse pairs with the next, which completes the portrait with speech, dwelling, and steadiness.
— Reader's notes (original)