BG 12.15

यस्मान्नोद्विजते लोको लोकान्नोद्विजते च यः ।
हर्षामर्षभयोद्वेगैर्मुक्तो यः स च मे प्रियः ॥
yasmān nodvijate loko lokān nodvijate ca yaḥ
harṣāmarṣa-bhayodvegair mukto yaḥ sa ca me priyaḥ

Word-for-word meanings

yasmāt — a person from whom;  lokaḥ — people;  na udvijate — do not experience aggrievement;  ca — and;  yaḥ — who;  na udvijate — is not aggrieved;  lokāt — by people;  yaḥ — [and] who [is];  muktaḥ — free;  harṣa — [from] delight;  amarṣa — anger;  bhaya — fear;  udvegaiḥ — [and] anxiety;  saḥ — he;  ca — also;  priyaḥ — [is] dear;  me — to Me.

Translation

A person who does not cause aggrievement to anyone, who is not aggrieved by others, and who is free from delight, anger, fear, and anxiety — such a person is also dear to Me.

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