Equanimity or Samatvam - 24 shlokas of the Gita on the concept.

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DROP 4: EQUANIMITY (SamatvaM)

Gita Ch.II-Shloka 48 “… samatvaM yoga ucyate”.

The following 24 shlokas in the Gita directly bear on the concept of ‘samatvaM’.

What is samatvaM?	V – 18 VI – 8 VI – 9 VI – 29 XII – 15 XII – 18 XIII – 27 (28) XIII – 28(29) XIV – 24 XIV - 25	*vidyA-vinaya-sampanne …* *jnAna-vijnana-tRptAtmA …* *suhRn-mitrAr-yudAsIna …* *sarva-bhUtastham-AtmAnaM …* *yasmAn nodvijate loko …* *samaH shatrau ca mitre ca …* *samaM sarveshhu bhUteshhu* *samaM pashyan hi sarvatra …* *sama-dukha-sukha-svasthaH …* *mAnApamAnayos-tulyaH …*
Methodology to achieve it	II – 38 II – 56 IV – 22 VI – 30 VI – 32 XII - 13	*sukha-dukhe same kRtvA …* *dukheshhv-anudvigna-manAH …* *yadRcchA-lAbha-santushhTo …* *yo mAM pashyati sarvatra …* *Atmaupamyena sarvatra …* *adveshhTA sarva-bhUtAnAM …*
Krishna’s example	IX - 29	*samo’haM sarva-bhUteshhu …*
Basic Upanishadic Truth	IV - 24	*brahmArpaNaM brahma-haviH …*
Integrated Capsule Version	XVIII - 20	*sarva-bhUteshhu yenaikaM …*
Implicit Constituent Of the Goal	II – 72 V – 19 V – 20 VII – 19 XVIII - 54	*eshhA brAhmI sthitiH pArtha …* *ihaiva tairjitaH sargo …* *na prahRshhyet priyaM prApya …* *bahUnAM janmanAm ante …* *brahma-bhUtaH prasannAtmA …*