2.48 - John Henry Thompson - Invent Your Future
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ततो द्वङ्द्वानभिघातः ॥४८॥
tato dvaṅdva-an-abhighātaḥ ||48||
[RS] 2.48 This results in a victory over the duality of life.
[JW] 2.48 Thereafter he is unassailed by extremes.
[SS] 2.48 Thereafter, one is undisturbed by the dualities. [p157]
[EB] 2.48 From this, one is not afflicted by the dualities of the opposites. [p288]
(ततः, tataḥ) = from that; from the mastery of posture
(द्वङ्द्व, dvaṅdva) = pairs of opposites; dualities; dichotomies (e.g. wanting and not wanting; birth and death; happiness and unhappiness); the dualities of life
(अन्, an) = not
(अभिघातः, abhighātaḥ) = attack; defeat
(अनभिघातः, anabhighātaḥ) = freedom from attack; victory; mastery