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अन्तस्त्यक्तकषायस्य निर्द्वन्द्वस्य निराशिषः, यदृच्छयागतो भोगो न दुःखाय न तुष्टये। ॥14॥

antastyakta-kaṣāyasya nirdvandvasya nirāśiṣaḥ, yadṛcchayāgato bhogo na duḥkhāya na tuṣṭaye. (14)

This verse means that a person who has let go of all desires and attachments, and who is not affected by opposites like pleasure and pain, will remain unaffected by unexpected pleasures or hardships. Such a person finds peace regardless of external circumstances.

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