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यदा यत्कर्तुमायाति तदा तत्कुरुते ऋजुः, शुभं वाप्यशुभं वापि तस्य चेष्टा हि बालवत्। ॥47॥

yadā yatkartum-āyāti tadā tat-kurute ṛjuḥ, śubhaṁ vāpyaśubhaṁ vāpi tasya ceṣṭā hi bālavat. (47)

This verse suggests that a wise person accepts whatever happens in life, whether it's good or bad, and approaches their actions with a childlike simplicity and openness. They do not cling to outcomes but engage with life as it comes.

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