Bhagavad Gita · Verse 12.19

Chapter 12: Bhakti Yoga (भक्तियोगः)

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श्रीभगवानुवाच

(The Supreme Lord said)

तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी सन्तुष्टो येन केनचित् । अनिकेतः स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे प्रियो नरः ॥१९॥

tulyanindāstutirmaunī santuṣṭo yena kenacit | aniketaḥ sthiramatirbhaktimānme priyo naraḥ ||19||

Complete Shloka Translation

—equal in blame and praise, restrained in speech, content with whatever comes, without a fixed abode, steady in understanding and devoted: such a person is dear to Me.

Narrative Context: Krishna completes the description of steady devotion.

Word-by-Word Translation (Padartha / Anvaya)

11 words

Sanskrit Term (पद)	IAST Roman	English Meaning
अनिकेत	aniketa	without a fixed abode
स्थिरमति	sthiramati	steady in understanding
तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनी	tulyanindāstutirmaunī	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...
सन्तुष्टो	santuṣṭo	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...
येन	yena	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...
केनचित्	kenacit	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...
अनिकेतः	aniketaḥ	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...
स्थिरमतिर्भक्तिमान्मे	sthiramatirbhaktimānme	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...
प्रियो	priyo	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...
नरः	naraḥ	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...
१९	naraḥ	[term] in context of —equal in blame and praise, re...

अनिकेतaniketa

without a fixed abode

स्थिरमतिsthiramati

steady in understanding

तुल्यनिन्दास्तुतिर्मौनीtulyanindāstutirmaunī