BG 4.22

यदृच्छालाभसन्तुष्टो द्वन्द्वातीतो विमत्सरः ।
समः सिद्धावसिद्धौ च कृत्वापि न निबध्यते ॥
yadṛcchā-lābha-santuṣṭo dvandvātīto vimatsaraḥ
samaḥ siddhāv asiddhau ca kṛtvāpi na nibadhyate

Word-for-word meanings

santuṣṭaḥ — content;  lābha — [with] whatever is obtained;  yadṛcchā — by the will of providence;  atītaḥ — having transcended;  dvandva — [all] duality;  vimatsaraḥ — being free from jealousy;  samaḥ — [and] composed;  siddhau — in success;  ca — and;  asiddhau — failure;  na nibadhyate — [that person] is not bound;  api — even though;  kṛtvā — performing [actions].

Translation

Content with whatever comes by the will of providence, having transcended all duality, being free from jealousy, and composed in success and failure, that person is not bound, even though performing actions.

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