असक्तिरनभिष्वङ्गः पुत्रदारगृहादिषु ।नित्यं च समचित्तत्वमिष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु ॥
asaktir anabhiṣvaṅgaḥ putra-dāra-gṛhādiṣu |nityaṃ ca sama-cittatvam iṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu ||
- असक्तिः · asaktiḥ
- non-clinging
- अनभिष्वङ्गः · anabhiṣvaṅgaḥ
- absence of possessive entanglement
- पुत्रदारगृहादिषु · putra-dāra-gṛhādiṣu
- toward son, wife, home, and the like
- नित्यम् · nityam
- constant
- समचित्तत्वम् · sama-cittatvam
- evenness of mind
- इष्टानिष्टोपपत्तिषु · iṣṭāniṣṭopapattiṣu
- amid the welcome and unwelcome
“Non-clinging, freedom from possessive entanglement with son, spouse, home, and the like, and constant evenness of mind amid the welcome and the unwelcome —”
— Original plain-language translation
Detachment is aimed at the tenderest bonds — not to chill love but to unclutch it. Evenness amid gain and loss completes the emotional training; the list turns next to devotion and solitude.
— Reader's notes (original)