BG 5.23
शक्नोतीहैव यः सोढुं प्राक्शरीरविमोक्षणात् ।
कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः ॥
कामक्रोधोद्भवं वेगं स युक्तः स सुखी नरः ॥
śaknotīhaiva yaḥ soḍhuṁ prāk śarīra-vimokṣaṇāt
kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ
kāma-krodhodbhavaṁ vegaṁ sa yuktaḥ sa sukhī naraḥ
Word-for-word meanings
yaḥ — one who; iha eva — in this very life; prāk — before; vimokṣaṇāt — casting off; śarīra — the body; śaknoti — is able; soḍhum — to tolerate; vegam — the urges; udbhavam — arising from; kāma — desire; krodha — [and] anger; saḥ — he; yuktaḥ — [is] situated in equanimity of mind; saḥ — [and] he; sukhī naraḥ — [is] a happy person.
Translation
One who, in this very life before casting off the body, is able to tolerate the urges arising from desire and anger, is situated in equanimity of mind and is a happy person.