सुखे दुःखे नरे नार्यां सम्पत्सु च विपत्सु च, विशेषो नैव धीरस्य सर्वत्र समदर्शिनः। ॥13॥
sukhe duḥkhe nare nāryāṁ sampatsu ca vipatsu ca, viśeṣo naiva dhīrasya sarvatra sama-darśinaḥ. (13)
A wise person understands that everything is connected and sees no real difference between joy and sorrow, or between people and their circumstances. They recognize the unity in all experiences.
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