(yaḥ) naraḥ–A person who; samaḥ–sees with equality; śatrau cha–an enemy; mitre cha–and a friend; tathā–and similarly; samaḥ–is equipoised; māna-apamānayoḥ–in honour and dishonour; śīta-uṣṇa-sukha-duḥkheṣu–and in the presence of cold, heat, pleasure, and pain; saṅga-vivarjitaḥ–who has given up all attachment; tulya-nindā-stutiḥ–and who considers abuse and praise equally; maunī–who is contemplative or of controlled speech; santuṣṭaḥ–satisfied; yena kenachit–in any eventuality; aniketaḥ–who has no attachment to hearth and home; sthira-matiḥ–whose mind is peaceful; bhaktimān–and who is endowed with devotion; (saḥ) me priyaḥ–he is dear to Me. [18–

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18–19 A person who sees with equality an enemy and friend; who is equipoised in honour and dishonour, and in the presence of cold, heat, pleasure, and pain; who has given up all attachment; who considers abuse and praise equally; who is contemplative; who is satisfied in all circumstances; who has no attachment to hearth and home; whose mind is peaceful, and who is endowed with devotion—he is dear to Me.