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4.22 Content with what comes unsought Krishna speaks

यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः
समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते

yadṛichchhā-lābha-santuṣhṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ
samaḥ siddhāvasiddhau cha kṛitvāpi na nibadhyate

Content with whatever comes unsought, beyond opposites, without envy, the same in success and failure — such a person acts and is not bound.

Explanation

Content with whatever comes unsought.

yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭaḥ — satisfied by what arrives by chance.

It is the most livable sentence in the chapter. Not renouncing what comes, not pursuing it: taking what turns up and being done wanting.

Word by word

yadṛichchhā
which comes of its own accord
lābha
gain
santuṣhṭaḥ
contented
dvandva
duality
atītaḥ
surpassed
vimatsaraḥ
free from envy
samaḥ
equipoised
siddhau
in success
asiddhau
failure
cha
and
kṛitvā
performing
api
even
na
never
nibadhyate
is bound