BhG 6.9

suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna-madhyastha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu
sādhuṣv api ca pāpeṣu sama-buddhir viśiṣyate

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syntax

suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna-madhya-stha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu (in a well-wisher, in a friend, in an enemy, in one standing aside, in neutral, in one hating and in a relative) sādhuṣu api (and even in the saints) pāpeṣu ca (and in the sinners) sama-buddhiḥ (whose intelligence is equal) viśiṣyate (he is distinguished).

grammar

suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna-madhyastha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu	–	suhṛn-mitra-ary-udāsīna-madhya-stha-dveṣya-bandhu 7n.3 m.; DV: suhṛdi ca mitre ca arau ca udāsīne ca madhyasthe ca dveṣye ca bandhau ceti – and in a well-wisher, and in a friend, and in an enemy, and in one standing aside, and in neutral, and in one hating, and in a relative (from: su – prefix: good, excellent, beautiful, virtuous; hṛt – heart, su-hṛt – well-wisher; mitra – friend, companion; √rā – to grant, a-ri – jealous, enemy; ud-√ās – to sit away, udāsīna – indifferent, neutral; madhya – middle, √sthā – to stand, stha – suffix: being in, madhya-stha – being in the middle, mediator, neutral; √dviṣ – to hate, dveṣya – hatred, enmity, foe; √bandh – to bind, to fetter, bandhu – relative, friend);
sādhuṣu	–	sādhu 7n.3 m. – in the noble men, in the saints (from: √sādh – to succeed);
api	–	av. – although, moreover, besides, even;
ca	–	av. – and;
pāpeṣu	–	pāpa 7n.3 m. – in evil, in the sinners;
sama-buddhiḥ	–	sama-buddhi 1n.1 m.; BV: yasya buddhiḥ samāsti saḥ – whose intelligence is equal (from: sama – the same, equal, equivalent; √budh – to wake, to perceive, to understand, buddhi – intelligence, thought, understanding, knowledge, idea, opinion);
viśiṣyate	–	vi-√śiṣ (to distinguish) Praes. pass. 1v.1 – he is distinguished, the best;

textual variants

suhṛn-mitrāry-udāsīna-madhya-stha-dveṣya-bandhuṣu → suhṛn-mitrāv udāsīna-madhyasthau dveṣya-bandhuṣu (in a well-wisher and in a friend, in a mediator and in one neutral, in enemies and relatives);
api → atha (moreover);
sama-buddhir → sama-dṛṣṭir (seeing equally);
viśiṣyate → vimucyate (he is liberated);

commentaries

Śāṃkara

kiṃ ca—

suhṛd ity ādi lokārdham ekaṃ padam | suhṛt iti pratyupakāram anapekṣya upakartā, mitraṃ snehavān, ariḥ śatruḥ, udāsīno na kasyacit pakṣaṃ bhajate, madhya-stho yo viruddhayor ubhayoḥ hitaiṣī, dveṣya ātmano’priyaḥ, bandhuḥ saṃbandhī ity eteṣu sādhuṣu śāstrānuvartiṣu api ca pāpeṣu pratiṣiddha-kāriṣu sarveṣv eteṣu sama-buddhiḥ | kaḥ kiṃ-karmā ity avyāpṛta-buddhir ity arthaḥ | viśiṣyate, vimucyate iti vā pāṭhāntaram | yogārūḍhānāṃ sarveṣām ayam uttama ity arthaḥ

Rāmānuja

tathā ca

vayoviśeṣānaṅgīkāreṇa svahitaiṣiṇaḥ suhṛdaḥ; savayaso hitaiṣiṇo mitrāṇi, arayo nimittato ‚narthecchavaḥ; ubhayahetvabhāvād ubhayarahitā udāsīnāḥ; janmata evobhayarahitā madhyasthāḥ; janmata evānicchecchavo dveṣyāḥ; janmata eva hitaiṣiṇo bandhavaḥ, sādhavo dharmaśīlāḥ; pāpāḥ pāpaśīlāḥ; ātmaikaprayojanatayā suhṛnmitrādibhiḥ prayojanābhāvād virodhābhāvāc ca teṣu
samabuddhir yogābhyāsārhatve viśiṣyate

Śrīdhara

Madhusūdana

suhṛn-mitrādiṣu sama-buddhis tu sarva-yogi-śreṣṭha ity āha suhṛd iti | suhṛt pratyupakāram anapekṣya pūrva-snehaṃ sambandhaṃ ca vinaivopakartā | mitraṃ snehenopakārakaḥ | ariḥ svakṛtāpakāram anapekṣya svabhāva-krauryeṇāpakartā | udāsīno vivadamānayor ubhayor apy upekṣakaḥ | madhya-stho vivadamānayor ubhayor api hitaiṣī | dveṣyaḥ sva-kṛtāpakāram apekṣyāpakartā | bandhuḥ saṃbandhenopakartā | eteṣu sādhuṣu śāstra-vihita-kāriṣu pāpeṣu śāstra-pratiṣiddha-kāriṣv api | ca-kārād anyeṣu ca sarveṣu sama-buddhiḥ kaḥ kīdṛk-karmety avyāpṛta-buddhiḥ sarvatra rāga-dveṣa-śūnyao viśiṣyate sarvatra utkṛṣṭo bhavati | vimucyate iti vā pāṭhaḥ

Viśvanātha

Baladeva

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