BG 2.57

यः सर्वत्रानभिस्नेहस्तत्तत्प्राप्य शुभाशुभम् ।
नाभिनन्दति न द्वेष्टि तस्य प्रज्ञा प्रतिष्ठिता ॥
yaḥ sarvatrānabhisnehas tat tat prāpya śubhāśubham
nābhinandati na dveṣṭi tasya prajñā pratiṣṭhitā

Word-for-word meanings

yaḥ — one who;  anabhisnehaḥ — remains unattached;  sarvatra — in everything;  na abhinandati — who neither rejoices;  na dveṣṭi — nor detests;  prāpya — on attaining;  tat — those [corresponding conditions];  śubha — [of] good fortune;  aśubham — [and] misfortune;  prajñā — the wisdom;  tasya — of such a person;  pratiṣṭhitā — is stable.

Translation

One who remains without attachment in the midst of all things, who neither rejoices at the attainment of good fortune nor detests the befalling of misfortune — such a person is of stable wisdom.

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