मान अपमानयो: तुल्यः तुल्यः मित्र अरि पक्षयोः
सर्व आरम्भ परित्यागी गुण अतीतः सः उच्यते

मानापमानयोस्तुल्यस्तुल्यो मित्रारिपक्षयो: ।
सर्वारम्भपरित्यागी गुणातीतः स उच्यते ॥१४:२५॥

maanaapamaanayostulyastulyo mitraaripakshayoh
sarvaarambhaparityaagee gunaateetah sah uchyate ||14:25||

maana apamaanayoh tulyah tulyah mitra ari pakshayoh
sarva aarambha parityaagee guna ateetah sah uchyate

Purport Balanced in honor and dishonor, balanced between the parties of friends and foes, renouncer of all commencements, he is said to be beyond the (material) characteristics.

मान (maana) -- honor
अपमानयो: (apamaanayoh) -- in dishonor
तुल्यः (tulyah) -- balanced; comparable
तुल्यः (tulyah) -- balanced; comparable
मित्र (mitra) -- friend
अरि (ari) -- foe
पक्षयोः (pakshayoh) -- in parties
सर्व (sarva) -- all
आरम्भ (aarambhah) -- start; commencement
परित्यागी (parityaagee) -- renouncer
गुण (guna) -- quality; character
अतीतः (ateetah) -- exceeded; beyond; surpassed
सः (sah) -- he
उच्यते (uchyate) -- is called; is said to be